Capoiera

Capoiera Peter Ne rise 11-10-99 Period 1 Capoeira Essay (Informative) CAPOEIRA Origin: Angola and brazil History: Capoeira is the common name for the group of African military arts that came out of west Africa and were modified and mixed in Brazil. These original styles included weapons, grappling and striking as well as animal forms that became incorporated into different components and sub styles of the art. In 1500s the Portuguese, led by explorer Pedro Alvares Cabral, arrived in Brazil.

One of the scratch measures taken by the new arrivals was the conquering of the local population, the Brazilian Indians, in order to allow the Portuguese break ones back effort (for sugarcane and cotton). The experience with the Indians was a failure. The Indians quickly died in intern ment or fled to their nearby homes. The Portuguese then began to import slave labor from Africa. On the other side of the Atlantic, free men and women were captured, loaded onto slave ships an...If you want to get a teeming essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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