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Will Marvel’s Black Panther Be Using Capoeira?

Rolha Capoeira

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Capoeira, Black Panther, and Chadwick Boseman

Actor Chadwick Boseman, chosen to portray the character on the big screen in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, said in an interview with EW in December:
“There are some animal forms, but not just cat. He could be a snake, or various different styles. Obviously there’s an opportunity to do some capoeira.”
Now, I’m not sure why it’s so obvious to Boseman, but let’s speculate.