capoeira: Quick Facts

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A Brazilian capoeira group in white uniforms performs acrobatic movements on a brick plaza, surrounded by a crowd and musicians in the Barra neighborhood of Salvador, Bahia.

Capoeira musicians in white clothing play berimbaus, and one man with face paint plays a pandeiro tambourine during an outdoor carnival.

Mestres Paulao and Cabeca perform capoeira moves in the center of a circle of participants wearing white uniforms at a capoeira festival, with musicians playing in the background.

Capoeira dancers in yellow pants perform acrobatic movements in a plaza, with musicians playing instruments, in front of a historic church in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

A textured blue background with white text reading Capoeira.

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