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Instructor Malandro of Capoeira Terreiro da Lua featured in The Red Hook Star-Revue
A far-flung, exotic location for westerners and half a world away from its roots in Brazil, the island of Borneo features Capoeira Club MSC Tabuan Jaya in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.
“I always say, capoeira is for everyone, but not everyone is for capoeira. All people can come and do it, but they should be open to learning different things,” he said. “It’s the only martial art that involves music and acrobatics. So people should be open to learning a different culture as well. It’s not just another sport, it’s more than a sport. Capoeira helps you with…
YouTube channel Raridades da Capoeira recently shared Vadiação, a short but fascinating documentary of capoeira produced in 1954 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The film’s opening credits mention (in Portuguese) “director A. Robatto Filho”, “berimbaus and singers of Mestre Bimba”, “game players of Mestre Valdemar”, and the names Caribé, Paulo Jatobá, Manoel Ribeiro, and Silvio Robatto as “collaborators”.
It’s easy enough to search an online bookstore, such as Barnes and Noble or Amazon, for “capoeira” and take a chance on whatever comes up—but if you aren’t familiar with the authors or specific topics, how will you know where to begin?
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