If you travel abroad to study Portuguese in Brazil don’t miss the chance to learn the enigmatic capoeira dance.Capoeira is a martial dance that dates back to the slavery period, when hordes of black people were brought from Africa, especially Angola, to work on the different plantations of United States. If you study Portuguese in Brazil you will be taught that during working periods, slaves practiced this combat fighting so as to defend themselves from each other and from abusing owners. Study Portuguese in Brazil and find out how Capoeira became so dangerous for the slavery system and later on for the society in general that was totally banished and prohibited by law until 1920.During slavery period Africans managed to keep its roots untouched by developing what we now call Capoeira. Study Portuguese in Portugal and discover a dance that hides and disguises martial movements and fighting
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November 27th, 2009
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