Opening Celebration (Day 2 of AfroBrazilFest 2011) When: Tuesday, June 7 – 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm Venue: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Price: Free Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the African roots of Brazilian culture. Receive a good luck bracelet or fichinha do Bom Fim from a Baiana; see a...
Documentary Film Fest (Day 1 of AfroBrazilFest 2011) When: Monday, June 6 – 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Venue: Howard University/L. K. Downing Hall Auditorium Cost: Free Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê follows three women competing to be the carnival queen of Queen of Ilê Aiyê, a prominent and controversial Afro-Brazilian group with...
AfroBrazilFest 2011 is a week-long festival from June 6-12 in Washington, DC celebrating the vibrant links between Brazilian and African culture. Monday, June 6, 2011: Documentary Film Fest at Howard University/L. K. Downing Hall Auditorium Tuesday, June 7, 2011: Opening Celebration at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Wednesday, June 8, 2011: Rhythms, Rhymes,...
// // Capoeira belts are rope-like, not flat, as you would imagine most other martial arts belts. A capoeira belt is called, either a “cordao”, meaning “cord,” or corda, meaning “rope.” Most likely, you will not find a place that sells ready-made cordas. My guess is, because, different capoeira groups, or grupos, have different...
// Just like any other sport or fitness program, your muscles will be sore from a capoeira workout. Sometimes you discover muscles you didn’t know you had because you never used them before you started practicing the art of capoeira. Beginners usually complain from back pain, mostly caused by the attempt to learn how...
