Title The hidden history of capoeira : a collision of cultures in the Brazilian battle dance / Maya Talmon-Chvaicer

Edition 1st ed Published Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents A Rio de Janeiro slave game -- The battle and the game (1840s-1870s) -- Patrons and oppressors (1870s-1930s) -- New center, new style : capoeira regional and capoeira angola in twentieth-century Bahia -- The game of life : battle of cultures Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-221) and index Notes Print version record Subject Capoeira (Dance) -- Social aspects -- Brazil -- History PERFORMING ARTS -- Dance -- Folk. Capoeira (Dance) -- Social aspects. Manners and customs. SUBJECT Brazil -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85016599 Subject Brazil. Genre/Form History. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780292794429 0292794428

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