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An Afro-Brazillian martial art which combines fighting with performance art. It's a very recognizable style with its emphasis on acrobatics, ground combat, and spinning kicks frequently all at the same time. Its usage dates back at least to the 18th century. Capoeira as practiced today stems primarily from two Mestres in the 20th century and their respective schools: Mestre Bimba, founder of the modernized Capoeira Regional in the 1930s, and Mestre Pastinha, founder of the more traditionalist Capoeira Angola that strove to keep closer to the art's roots.
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* ''[[Only the Strong]]'', generally the movie most U.S. capoeiristras cite as their introduction to Capoeira.
** This film is also the origin of the "Zoom Zoom" song you still hear in Mazda commercials.
* Eddy Gordo and Christie Monteiro of the ''[[Tekken]]'' series, possibly the best reproduced example in non-Brazilian media (even though they speak English like every other non-Asian...).
* L in ''[[Death Note]]'', as well as the [[Action Girl]] who taught him in the manga.
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[[Category:Sporting Event]]
[[Category:Capoeira]]
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