Guide to Making Berimbau Arames

All you need to make your own arames is: A tire A knife or two Sandpaper A CD of good capoeira music so you can rock out and learn new songs while you make your arames My illustrated, step-by-step guide, covering everything from cutting open the tire to making the...

The dobrão

A dobrão is the thick coin used to play the berimbau, and mine had gone missing after our street roda. I had others at home... but for capoeiristas, it's more than just a piece of lost property. You develop a certain affinity with your dobrão; it's the part of the...
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