Capoeira: A Brazilian Art Form: History, Philosophy, and Practice
by Almeida, Bira
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- Nice copy
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About This Item
Berkeley: North Atlantic Press, 1986. revised edition. Nice copy. octavo. softback with stiff wrappers 181pp., b/w plates, text ills., bibliog., index, ÔCapoerira weaves fighting, music, dance, prayer, & ritual into an urgent strategyÕ
Synopsis
Bira Almeida was born in Salvador, Brazil, in 1943. As Mestre Acordeon, he is on of ten mestres certified by Mestre Bimba, Patron of Capoeira. A playwright, songwriter, vocalist, and musician, as well as a teacher of capoeira, Bira Almeida created the Grupo Folclorico de Politecnica which toured Europe. Almeida is founder and first president of the World Capoeira Association.
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- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Capoeira: A Brazilian Art Form: History, Philosophy, and Practice
- Author
- Almeida, Bira
- Book Condition
- Used - Nice copy
- Edition
- revised edition
- Publisher
- North Atlantic Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- octavo
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