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Capoeira: Master Bimba in Salvador de Bahia

Capoeira: Master Bimba in Salvador de Bahia

03 mar 1968
06m 11s
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In Bahia, young people follow the classes of master Bimba on how to perform capoeira, a martial art-like traditional dance of African origin, particularly Angola. The figures and moves are performed to the sound of a traditional musical instrument, the berimbau.

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