Capoeria is an Afro-Brazilian art form which is a combination of dance, music and martial arts. 3 of my favourite forms of exercise! I tried it here in Ecuador for the first time last night and it was really challenging and really fun! Although it is Brazilian it is still pretty popular in other parts of South America, which is why I managed to find it. The intructor was definetely Brazilian, he had a prominent Portuguese accent when he was speaking Spanish which sounded really nice. During the class I learned the basic steps, and watched the more advanced people do crazy cartwheels and hand stands combined with kicks and ducking all in a sort of dance routine. It was so cool to watch, one of the coolest things i´ve seen in a while. So on top of beautiful women, fashion, and beaches, Brazil also has Capoeira as a claim to fame, its not fair. Capoeira was created in Brazil by slaves from Africa, some time after the 16th century, so this isn´t a new trend people! In capoeira, music sets the rhythym and the style of play. Because it´s routes are African, the music has an awesome afro-latino vibe to it. It combines many of the things in life that i consider beautiful, and you get a work out at the same time, i´ll definetely be keeping this up while im still here.
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