Best Mestres Podcasts (2025)

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Schooln’ Life Podcast - The Climb Beyond the Mountaintop with Dr. Claudia Fontes 55:55

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In this Season 1 finale of Schooln’ Life, I sit down with my high school classmate turned pediatric emergency medicine physician, Dr. Claudia Fontes, for a powerful conversation about purpose, perseverance, and redefining success beyond the title “doctor.” Twenty-five years after walking the halls of Brockton High School, Claudia joins me from Miam…

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Schooln’ Life Podcast - Between Two Worlds with Ildulce Brandão-Dasilva 1:05:34

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Two languages. Two cultures. Two sets of rules. To live between two worlds is to constantly shape-shift, and still somehow stay whole. In this intimate episode, Dr. Maritsa Barros sits down with Ildulce Brandão-DaSilva, an educator and storyteller who embodies the duality of Cape Verdean-American life: born in Boston, raised in tradition, and leadi…

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Schooln’ Life Podcast - Community Care with Dr. Silas Otniel Rodrigues Pinto (Mestre Tigri) 1:18:18

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In this soul-stirring episode, dr. maritsa barros sits down with Dr. Silas Otniel Rodrigues Pinto (Mestre Tigri), scholar, cultural practitioner, and community builder, for a powerful conversation on authenticity, leadership, and the radical act of care. Dr. Pinto bridges worlds, the academy and the arts, the classroom and the Capoeira roda, weavin…

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Schooln’ Life Podcast Ep.1 Pt. II: Owning Your Voice with Dr. Terza Lima-Neves 54:12

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In Owning Your Voice, host dr. maritsa barros continues her heartfelt conversation with Dr. Terza Lima-Neves, scholar, author, and founder of the Poderoza International Conference on Cabo Verdean Women. Together, they explore what it means to speak truth without apology, lead with authenticity, and live a life guided by inner alignment rather than …

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Schooln’ Life Podcast: Redefining Success (Part I) | Dr. Terza Lima-Neves 55:35

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In this powerful first episode of Schooln’ Life, host dr. maritsa barros sits down with Dr. Terza Lima-Neves, scholar, author, and co-visionary behind the Poderoza International Conference on Cabo Verdean Women, to explore what it truly means to redefine success. Together, they dive into love, leadership, and the lessons that emerge when we dare to…

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#90 「你哥大畢業的，來端盤子做什麼？」我的冒牌者故事/ 先生保羅的《無路之路》之版了！ 12:07

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今天，安吉想和你們講一個我從紐約常春藤的研究所畢業，卻跑去法拉盛火鍋店刷地板的故事。這集節目是一場赤裸的告白。我將在裡面分享揮之不去的「冒牌者症候群」如何主導我的人生，以及在成為母親後，那句「我不知道為什麼要活著」如何讓我踏上書寫的療癒之路。是的，這集有重大宣告：我的回憶錄《臺灣製造：最難的不是出走，而是回家》即將出版！在這同時，我先生保羅的《無路之路》中文版也上市了！我會分享見證保羅從書寫《無路之路》到爆紅的幕後故事，還有我從嫉妒到在咖啡廳爆哭的真實心聲。這是一趟關於出走與回家、關於創作與療癒、也關於在混亂中找到自己的旅程。如果你也曾在人生的十字路口感到迷惘，希望我的故事能給你一點陪伴和勇氣。本集內容： (00:00) 哥大畢業，然後呢？一個藏在火鍋店的秘密 & 成為母親後的存在…

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Parabens, Mestre Mago 37:23

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We'd like to offer some congrats to a great friend and mentor, the newly-minted Mestre, Mago.By Only The Strongest

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Epi 114 Jonathan Hernandez Padua 2:01:25

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Promotes multicultural dissemination between both countries, Mexico and Brazil, through musical dissemination. Expressing our art through samba school bateria originating in Rio De Janeiro with young Mexicans, incorporating our roots and Mexican culture, taking the concept of Day of the Dead traditions as a way of showing our culture, carrying with…

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Can ChessBots Play Capoeira? 17:41

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Varal presents an interesting/dumb thought experiment to the other two hosts, who, with minimal ridicule, manage to entertain the idea. Plus an important annoucement about the near future of the podcast.By Only The Strongest

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Only The Life Capoeiraest (w/ Kung Fu) - OTS x The Life Capoeira 48:05

1+ y ago48:05

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We're delighted to welcome Kung Fu to the OTS mic today. He joins us from England at an ungodly hour to talk about how he got into capoeira, why he started his podcast, and how he'll continue with capoeira no matter what, even though osteoarthritis might limit his time in the roda. His podcast: The Life Capoeira https://rss.com/podcasts/thelifecapo…

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Who Is The Best Capoeirista? 47:36

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Hint: there's no clear answer. There's not even a clear answer on what the criteria should be. Instas of some of the people we mentioned: @simbastyle @harel_cenoura @noa.r.harari @estrelinha_tom @sapir_alegria @mestrejamaika @senzaladunga @mestragatabrava @mestre_amen_batuque @david_atl_bocao @m_cabecao_miami @danamamanmv @mtigresasdc…

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God Save Texas 44:21

1+ y ago44:21

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M. Amen's The Freedom Project: https://www.gofundme.com/f/fuxpx-the-freedom-project Azul fills us in on her recent, reinvigorating trip to a batizado in Texas. She talks about the importance of good music, the painful condescension of playing down to beginners, and why are there so many fewer female professors than male?…

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#89 Capoeira As a Way of Life - Mestre Pinga Fogo/ Gui Torres on Moving from Brazil to America, Differences Between Teaching Capoeria to Adults and Kids 1:23:37

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I'm so honored to have Mestre Pinga Fogo ( Gui Torres) from Benção Capoeira on the show today! He is my Capoeira instructor here in Austin. In this heart-warming conversation, Gui shared with us: Why is Capoeia a healing movement practice? Why did he choose to come to the States, and the challenges he overcame along the way Differences between teac…

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The Gang Updates Capoeira 41:05

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We discuss a joooooosee post from the subreddit about how capoeira should update itself. Bonzinho thinks the post misses the point entirely, Varal waffles in his usual manner, and Azul thinks we should punch more people in the face. Plus, the debut of a new segment: hot takes! The post: https://www.reddit.com/r/capoeira/comments/1b8telh/time_to_upd…

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#88 媽媽不只是媽媽，也是女兒- 孕產婦身心靈健康 ft.心之悅翎吳秀娟老師 1:11:37

2y ago1:11:37

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📚 點擊追蹤安吉的寫書資訊 👉 https://mit886.substack.com/ 成為媽媽的心事蝦郎災？今天安吉有幸請到讓我飆淚千百次的來賓：台中心之悅翎孕產婦小天地的吳秀娟老師（拍掌尖叫)！吳老師在這集和我們分享孕婦在懷孕常有的迷思、身體和情緒關係、他所看到女人成為媽媽後各種心路歷程，以及懷孕、生產和當媽後身體要注意的事． Follow Me! 💌 電子報: https://mit886.substack.com/ IG @angieeecreates Threads @angieeecreates Follow 心之悅翎: D Card: https://www.dcard.tw/@ptformom Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@user7554…

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#87 Healing Our (Chinese) (Creative) Inner Child Through Writing ft. Valerie 1:23:24

2y ago1:23:24

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(Note: this episode was recorded back in June 2023) My guest today is Valerie! Valerie is @vals_pals_ on Twitter. She is a computer science graduate,work in finance, and a writer. Valerie is relentless in mining her emotions. She writes personal essays about sticky, taboo topics that people don’t normally talk about, such as jealousy of fellow crea…

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We Back 23:17

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We're delighted to be back!By Only The Strongest

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#86 Contours of Courageous Parenting ft. Karena de Souza 1:13:16

2y ago1:13:16

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My guest on this episode is Karena de Souza. Karena is a strategist, speaker, and coach focusing on GenZ and the Future of Work. She is a mother of three, the youngest one just graduated from university. She is also the author of Contours of Courageous Parenting. In this heart-warming episode, we chatted about: Her story of growing up in Uganda and…

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We Need Your Wild And Embarrassing Stories 2:35

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Your wild capoeira stores here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/183HyQ8JfxEA9Y8Zuypjm7igFBvW3cCgimfb3JSK0L5Q/editBy Only The Strongest

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Epi 113 Diego Oliveira 1:31:05

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Diego de Oliveira was Born and raised in Nilópolis. Since he was very young, Diego has lived in the world of samba. He has been a Mestre sala, was part of the Kids bateria and is currently a bateria director at the Beija-Flor samba school in Nilópolis. In the late 90s and early 2000s, he paraded as a passista. In 2003, it was his first year as Mest…

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Happy New Year 28:52

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A look back on 2023 and a look ahead to 2024. Did we make good on our past resolutions? What's in store for the coming year?By Only The Strongest

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#85 Building Her Pathless Path in the Education Field and Nomadic Living ft. Kelly Davis 1:09:57

2y ago1:09:57

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My guest today is Kelly Davis. Kelly is from the U.S and is currently based in Lisbon, Portugal. Before Lisbon, she spent the last ten years in Asia, especially in Taiwan and South Korea. Kelly is an independent learning coach, ed-tech consultant, and previous cofounder of an online self-directed ed-tech startup, Kubrio. She now works with creators…

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The Capoeira Holiday Gift Guide 35:04

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We got weird shirts, unicorn mugs, awkward sayings, and the perfect gift for alienating a teen girl from her dad. Plus our unanimous best and worst capoeira-themed gifts of this year.By Only The Strongest

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#84 Women Empowered, Leaving Abusive Relationship, Domestic Violence Prevention ft. Rychelle Moses 1:24:18

2y ago1:24:18

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My guest today is Rychelle Moses! Rychelle is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in criminal justice. She is a digital artist, a powerlifter, and a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She worked as a domestic violence victim advocate and loved the prevention and education work she did. Last year, she realized that going the traditional route and working in…

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Epi 112 Robert Lopez 1:58:34

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Robert Lopez Bio: Robert Lopez is a percussionist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His background in various types of music such as folkloric traditions of Brazil, Ghana and Cuba, alongside contemporary chamber music and free improvisation, allow him to maintain a malleable approach to sharing musical ideas. He holds a Bachelors of…

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Capoeira Doesn't Believe In Concussions 43:25

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Prompted by a listener's email, we discuss emergency protocols when someone takes a meia lua to the noggin. Azul's interview on The Life Capoeira podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/3zw2dYywGNetOcXSaC8t8cBy Only The Strongest

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In Which We Fail To Offer Any Useful Help 49:23

2y ago49:23

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Join us as we muddle our way through whether we, as capoeiristas, have an obligation to be political activists. That's right, we're talking about Israel and Palestine, and we're just as lost, confused, and upset as you.By Only The Strongest

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#83 We are mothers now! Pregnancy & motherhood reflections ft. Lucy Liang 1:32:24

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My guest today is Lucy Liang, who was also the guest of Ep. 77. Yes, we are mothers now! It's been a wild ride since discovering we were pregnant on the same day, with due dates a week apart. In this episode, we discussed: Our desire to be mothers. Our pregnancy journey through the three trimesters. Our unexpected delivery experiences. The postpart…

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Epi 111 Mestre Guilherme & Mestre Gustavo from Acadêmicos do Salgueiro 2:32:45

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Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bjuRxPEnvOM We are running a fundraiser for a software purchase, Zoom, Adobe Suite and our annual website fees. Support the podcast click below. Support our work Bio: Mestres of Acadêmicos do Salgueiro Bateria Furiosa. Guilherme Oliveira and Gustavo Oliveira are local to Salgueiro having been raised on the same st…

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Haunted Rodas And Pinatas 29:46

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A (not so) spooky Halloween episode where we talk about what it takes to make a good Haunted Roda.By Only The Strongest

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Epi 110 Sabrina Ginga of Salgueiro and Mestre Curtis of Casa Samba 1:09:01

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Sabrina Ginga of Salgueiro Samba School and Mestre Curtis of Casa Samba We are running a fundraiser for a software purchase, Zoom, Adobe Suite and our annual website fees. Support the podcast click below. Click here to support us! Watch the episode here! Mestre Curtis’ letter that he wrote over 3 decades ago and was finally able to deliver to Sabri…

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Gettin' Mad And Fightin' Dirty 53:40

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Take our quick survey! https://forms.gle/EeJKWoJNtp6X8MER6 How can we best prepare ourselves for the violence in capoeira? How do we control our emotions instead of losing our cool?By Only The Strongest

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Actually, The Caxixi Goes To The Left Of The Salad Fork, M'Lord - The Pros And Cons Of Etiquette 40:57

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Etiquette in capoeira is like gravity - you can't see it but it rules everything. Use three berimbaus. Don't cross the instruments when you volta ao mundo. When you volta, make a completed circle. Wait to play by crouching down. Wait to play by standing up. Don't buy the game during a chorus. Only the buy the game during a chorus, never a verse.…

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Sabia And The Sultan (HTWAR) 36:01

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Video here https://youtube.com/watch?v=GPqN4xTgJL4&feature=share9 We battle about whether two capoeiristas who are way better than any of us are actually any good. Bonzinho says yes, Azul says maybe, and Varal says no because he can only speak from a place of deep envy.By Only The Strongest

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Epi 109 Gustavo Perez aka Nômade 1:48:07

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Photo by Nelson Malfacini www.instagram.com/nelsonmalfacini/ Gustavo Perez, nicknamed Nômade, is originally from São Paulo, where he originally learned to play samba. He played with many samba schools as a youth. He eventually moved to Rio where he joined the samba scene and built quite a reputation as a killer tamborim player. He is the tamborim d…

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That New Cord Smell 26:20

2+ y ago26:20

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Our recap of a very special batizado.By Only The Strongest

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Chocolate Cake Was My Balrog - Fome's Return To Capoeira After Ten Years Away 52:46

2+ y ago52:46

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Good friend of the podcast Fome joins us to talk about returning to capoeira after a decade away. He tells us that it's hard, it's ridiculous, it smells bad, and it's wonderful to be back.By Only The Strongest

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To Batizado Or Not To Batizado 42:23

2+ y ago42:23

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A mailbag episode. We talk about some great emails we got recently, especially one from a listener who's decided not to host batizados anymore. Bonus - a meal that would save you after 3 months in the Sahara.By Only The Strongest

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O Floyd, Where Art Thou? - Book Review Of Capoeira And Candomblé 56:06

2+ y ago56:06

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Today we don our mining helmets, switch on our headlamps, and dig through the book Capoeira and Candomblé: Conformity and Resistance through Afro-Brazilian Experience by Floyd Merrell. There's some great stuff in here about the similarities between the two Afro-Brazilian philosophies and their history, but it does take some backbreaking labor to ge…

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A Man Bun Man - Capoeira Preferences 44:58

2+ y ago44:58

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The big one fifty! Some nice informal capoeira talk to fill out what we think are the best practices for capoeira. What side should your cord go on? What's the best dish at a churrasca? When training, should you go man bun or long hair don't care? Tuck your shirt or let it fly loose?By Only The Strongest

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Gettin' Schooled, Old And New, Some Opinions For You 54:45

2+ y ago54:45

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Azul has some important revelations about hand strikes in capoeira, which brings us to a nice discussion contrasting old school and new school types of capoeira. We got stuff for you on motivation, energy, rule-following, loyalty, special snowflakes, and boogers.By Only The Strongest

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Look What You Made Me Do (HTWAR) - Some Mestres Really Are Legendary 25:51

2+ y ago25:51

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Video of Alex and Cobra Mansa Here How to Watch a Roda. A famous mestre who happens to be very old plays a less-famous Insta star who happens to be pretty young, and it is a delight to watch. There's a lot to dig into -- the stages of evolution of the game, the give and take, the theater, and Cobra Mansa's total command of capoeira.…

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Epi 108 Silvia Manrique 1:13:10

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Bio: About Silvia Manrique Silvia Manrique is a Chicago-based Brazilian and Latin Jazz vocalist. She has performed at respected venues and festivals like the Old Town School of Folk Music, the Logan Square Arts Festival, the Chicago World Music Festival, the Chicago Latino Film Festival and the Millennium Park Summer Music festival at the beautiful…

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ChatGPT Has Some Complaints About Capoeira 32:21

2+ y ago32:21

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Bonzinho fed a couple capoeira-related prompts into ChatGPT and got some interesting things back. We go through some "common complaints about capoeira" as defined by the AI to see if they're legit.By Only The Strongest

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Epi 107 Mestra Laísa Lima 2:01:46

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Bio: Laísa Lima was born into samba, as the daughter of samba legend, Laíla, and samba performer Elaine, and granddaughter of ala director, Jurema. She grew up seeing her family take part in Carnaval, and wanted to be a part of it. It is only natural that she continues this family legacy. She has been involved in Carnaval since she was eight years …

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Silvinho Makes Azul Look Silly And She Says Hell Yeah 32:00

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Azul and Bonzinho hosted Mestre Silvinho for a workshop and they fill us in on how it went. And Bonzinho has been doing a lot of flipping and thinking, which thoughts he wants to share. Azul and Varal respond with a nice chorus of "I told you so."By Only The Strongest

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Big Gains, Small Flips - Capoeira Dividends 27:13

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A guide to which acrobatics are worth your time to try and learn. Some moves look great but they take way too much work to achieve. And some moves can be pretty easy, but they're undignified. Where's the sweet spot between the work required and the result? Hint: steer clear of armada dupla.By Only The Strongest

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Keep Your Wrists Healthy And Your Vision Clear 55:05

2+ y ago55:05

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When did you start to find your groove in capoeira? How do you keep your wrists healthy? What are the best ways to develop vision in your game? The internet asked and, unsolicited, we answered.By Only The Strongest

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You Throw Punches And I'll Do Rolé - Capoeira As Done By Other Martial Artists 44:26

3y ago44:26

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Can other martial artists get capoeira to work for them in a self-defense situation? Some youtubers are asking that question, and we're here to answer (even if we think that's not really the right question to be asking in the first place). Sensei Seth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x1bUgi0l1Y Kevin Lee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LVelHYQcQ…

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Epi 106 Renan Gohan, Imperatriz Leopoldinense 3:13:15

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Bio: Renan Gohan Started in samba at the age of 13 with Barriga, a bloco in Cordovil, the neighborhood where he was raised. At 15 he became part of the bateria and has played in baterias ever since. He began at Imperatriz Leopodinense in 2006 as a percussionist on caixa. In 2008 he moved to third surdo, and in 2009 he was invited to be a bateria di…