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abada capoeira pants; a capoeira group

academia gym or capoeira school

aluno student; student of a capoeira master

angola slower traditional style of capoeira performed closer to the ground; rhythm of angola

angoleiro a practitioner of the angola style

apanhar to be beaten

apelido nick-name

arame wire; wire of a berimbau

armada navy; basic spinning kicks used in capoeira

arrastao capoeira takedown, pulling both legs from under an opponent

atabaque large drum used in capoeira rodas

ataque attacking move or movement initiative

aú cartwheel

aula class

aviso a berimbau beat, indicated what kind of game will be played

axê capoeira energy or mana

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Bahia Brazlian state on the eastern coast (see Salvador)

balan balance; movement of the ginga

bamba a master of physical sparring and wordplay; also a capoeira expert

banda band; movement to trip or flank an opponent

baqueta stick used to strike the wire of the berimbau

barravent a berimbau rhythm; alludes to a trance before spiritual possesion

base the ginga, the fundamental movement

bater to beat

batizado the capoeira initiation ceremony; baptism

batuque street capoeira

beija flor humming bird (flower kisser); flourish

bensão blessing; straight kick

beriba wood for making berimbau

berimbau one-stringed precussion instrument resembling a bow

besouro beetle; legendary capoeirista from the turn of the century

Bimba creator of the Regional style

boca mouth; opening in the gourd of a berimbau

boca de siri crabs mouth movement

brincar to play like a child

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caba head; gourd resonator of the berimbau

cabeçada an attack with the head

camar comrade; capoeira college

capoeirista practioners of capoeira

cavalaria cavalry; a berimbau rhythm formerly used to warn of a police raid

caxix rattle played with the berimbau

chamada call; berimbau rhythm to call attention

chula chant

chutar to kick

cintura desprezada acrobatic exercises to help capoeiristas land on their feet

cocorinha squatting movement

compasso jogado thrown compass; flourish

comprar to buy; entering the circle by cutting in on another player

contragolpe counter-attack

contramestre one level below a master

cord big cord

corda colored belt awarded to mark advancement in some academies

corridos call and response songs accompanying action in the circle

costas back (anatomy); coast

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da give; hit

danado smart

defesa defense; defensive move

dende

desequilibrante movement that unbalances the opponent

discípulo disciple, student of a capoeira master

dobrão old brazlian coin used to play a berimbau often substitued with a rock

dom gift, special ability

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é is

ele he

entrar to enter; to enter in the roda

esquiva escape movement [basic movement]

eu I

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faca knife

faca de ponta the point of a knife

fazer to do; to make

fechado to be closed; bulletproof

fechar to close

ficar to stay

floreios acrobatic movements

folha seca dry leaves

fome hunger

força strength

formatura graduation ceremony for a new capoeira master

formiga ant

forte strong

frente front

frio cold

fuga flight, running away; a catagory of defensive movements

fundamentos basics; used to describe the philisophical roots of capoeira

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galo rooster

ginga basic movement of capoeira which through continous motion allows an easy entrance to either offensive or defensive action

golpe strike or blow; attacking movement

gunga large bass berimbau

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hora hour; time

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iai? ioi? terms used by slaves for daughters and sons of the master

invergado "inverted"; side flip [flourish]

iuna rhythm for slow elegant play by graduate students

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jogador player (of capoeira)

jogar to play games

jogo game; a game of capoeira; the verb is jogar

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ladainha introductory solo of roda or game, usually sung by a master

leve light(weight)

lição lesson

ligeiro nimble, agile

lutar to fight

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macaco monkey; flourish

macaco branco my capoeira nickname (Roelant Mulder)

macaquinho little monkey

macul? rhythmic perfomance stick fighting, often associated with capoeira culture

malandragem double-dealing or cunning

malandro crook or streetwise person

malícia deception, trickery, double-dealing

mandigueiro sorceror; healer; synonym for capoeira player

mangang medicine man

mar or mar ocean

martelo hammer; straight kick

meia lua de compasso "compass half moon"; spinning kick

meia lua de frente "front half moon"; spinning kick

mestre master, senior capoeira teacher

moeda coin

morena dark skinned woman

morrer to die

mortal deadly; backflip (somersault)

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navalha straight razor

negão big strong black guy

negativa "negative"; ground equivilant of ginga position

nêgo or negro black guy

nome de guerra nickname given to a player, sometimes as part of a batizado initiation [see apelido]

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o the onça jaguar

outro other

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pandeiro large tamborine played in capoeira or samba

parafuso "screw"; an airial spin [flourish]

passada footwork, especially in the ginga

passo-?-dois Angola movement of forming a cross with your arms to start a short ritual of walking together

Pastinha "little folder"; famous deceased teacher of angola from Bahia

patu amulet worn around the neck for protection against evil and injury

pé foot

pé do berimbau position in front of the berimbau

peixe fish

pesado heavy; strong, hard

pião "top"; headspin [flourish]

pião de mão "hand top"; handspin [flourish]

pisão "big step"; side kick [straight kick]

pisar to step

ponteira straight kick to the vitals [straight kick]

puxar to pull

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quadras four verse songs in a call and response format, typical of regional music

quando when

que what

queda stumble, mistep

queda de rins "kidney mistep"; movement balancing hip on elbow [flourish]

quexada "chin kick"; a basic cross-step kick [spinning kick]

quilombo fugitive slave community

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rabo tail

rabo de raia stingray tail; kick

raia stingray

rasteira a sweeping trip and trademark capoeira move [sweep]

rasteira em p sweep without using hands [sweep]

reco-reco ribbed bamboo scraper, sometimes shaped like a fish

recuo retreat move, usually with one hand on the ground

regional fast athletic style of capoeira developed by Master Bimba

relógio watch; spin on one hand [flourish]

roda circle; circle made of people where capoeira is played

roler "to walk around"; turning movement using hands with feet on the ground [basic movement]

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S dobrado "folded S"; movement that takes a capoeirsta from the negativa to the ginga [flourish]

sabedoria knowledge

saída exit

Salvador capital city of Bahia; birthplace of Capoeira

samba brazilian rhythm and dance

santo saint

são saint; they are(verb)

sem without

senzala slave house; a capoeira group

seq??ncia string of movements learned by players in regional style

sinal sign

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ter to have

terra land

tesoura "scissors"; sweep with both legs [sweep]

tocar to touch; to play music

toques the various rhythms (angola, regional, banguela, etc.) played by the berimbau

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um(a) one

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vadiar to be up to no good; synonym for capoeira

verga main shaft of the berimbau

vint an old coin; also see dobr

viola (violinha) the highest pitched berimbau

volta ao mundo "around the world"; circling the ring when one or both of the players is tired

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zumbi legendary king of the quilombos

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