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Introduction to Capoeira Angola
An introduction to the foundational movements, music, and philosophical background of Capoeira Angola.
Capoeira Angola: memory in motion.
Capoeira Angola is one of the world's most complex cultural practices — simultaneously a martial art, a musical form, a game, and a philosophy of survival. Born in the context of enslaved African peoples in Brazil, it encodes in its movements a refusal of erasure and a commitment to collective wellbeing.
At Kilombo Tenondé, Capoeira Angola is taught by mestres who learned from mestres. The lineage is direct. The transmission is oral and bodily — which means it requires real practice, real time, and real attention.
The digital school allows us to extend this practice to people who cannot be in Bahia — while being honest about what can and cannot be transmitted through a screen.