by shadowcat170 | Jun 24, 2011 | Capoeira Dictionary
Cabaça The hollowed-out gourd attached to the bottom of the berimbau, which functions as a resonator. It is usually the bottle gourd (lagenaria vulgaris). The size of the cabaça affects the sound of the berimbau (see the terms gunga, médio, and viola). A cabaça e o...
by shadowcat170 | Jun 24, 2011 | Capoeira Dictionary
Bahia A state in northeastern Brazil. It has the highest percentage of Brazilians of African descent and is internationally known as a center of Afro-Bahian culture. Bahia is known as the "cradle of capoeira" because it was the only place that capoeira survived the...
by shadowcat170 | Jun 24, 2011 | Capoeira Dictionary
Abadá A long and loose shirt that was used by the Nago peoples, similar to the national clothing of Nigeria. Waldeloir Rego describes the typical clothing of the capoeirista in the mid-twentieth century as "ordinary pants with the hems rolled up, barefoot, and with an...
