A Collision of Cultures in the Brazilian Battle Dance
by
Maya Talmon-Chvaicer
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Capoeira, a Brazilian battle dance and national sport, has become popular all over the world. First brought to Brazil by African slaves and first documented in the late eighteenth century, capoeira has undergone many transformations as it has diffused throughout Brazilian society and beyond, taking...