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For Inspiration: Barbatuques’ “Ayú!” featuring Naná Vasconcelos

The American jazz magazine DownBeat named Naná Vasconcelos percussionist of the year every year from 1983 to 1991 […]

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For Inspiration: “Tio Macaco” by Snarky Puppy

This is precious: Snarky Puppy playing Forró

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Living in China: Capoeira?

It’s interesting to see that, even though I’m living 16,469 kilometers away from home (or 10234 miles or 8893 nautical miles), there is always something here and there to bring you back that feeling of “being at home”. In Portuguese, we would call that feeling Saudade.

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Video: Capoeira in Beijing

This episode of Sexy Beijing talks to two expats who have made it their mission to introduce Capoeira Angola, a traditional Brazilian sport/dance to the Chinese public.

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Video: Capoeira in Shanghai

A group of expats practices Capoeira Regional at Zhong Shan Park, Shanghai