Visitors making their way to Baishaki Mela - the Bangladeshi New Year - were met with a strange sight at London's Liverpool Street station last weekend. On a warm and sunny Sunday morning, more than 20 people were forming a circle and singing in accompaniment to a range of string instruments and drums while two participants threw kicks at and cartwheeled away from each other within. This was capoeira, East End-style.
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Well written and inspiring piece. For anyone who's never seen or been part of a real roda, the beauty easily sends chills down your spine!!!
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Wonderful stuff written by Guest,
May 17, 2005
Site: Boston area,MA,USA. Many capoeira groups have started to settle down here. They have many students attending their workshops and classes. Brazilians and Americans students share their love for this type of "fighting/art".Great shows! Brazilian culture at its best!
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A Luta Bonita written by Guest,
May 19, 2005
It took emmigrating to Australia from England for me to find capoeira. It's wonderful to hear that had I stayed in the UK that I would have found capoeira eventually.
Capoeira has changed my life... a roda ja comecou, camaradas...
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... written by Guest,
May 20, 2005
A beautiful depiction from somebody on the inside .. how refreshing after so many articles which seem to serve more to 'rarify' capoeira .. Also being from the UK originally it is great to hear the toques of berimbaus are singing out through the traffic and bustle of London's city life .. Capoeira me leva!
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Capoiera written by Guest,
September 17, 2005
I spent 5 months in Brasil travelling, in that 5 months I watched alot of Capoiera, the most amazing being in a village in the north east of Brasil called Jerricoacoara ( im not sure about the spelling). I attempted one class and my body ached for 2 days! I have been back in london for some time now but really miss watching it. Any suggestions?
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i want to join capoira dance lessons written by Guest,
October 21, 2005
I am very interested on joining a place for dance lessons to learn how to dance Capoira
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Film w/Capoiera written by ishala Ahava,
November 10, 2006
Hi for those who are reading this, I am a student doing a love story that entails the art of Capoiera. I would love to use a group of students, or performers to be in my film. The art is beautiful and I want to show it. I really, really, really, need to show this in my film and I need someone to bring the opportunity to me. This will be filmed outside in possbily beautiful Regents Park. Someone please contact me a.s.a.p. I am filming soon!!!
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i really want to learn... written by quita,
February 10, 2007
hello. to anybody who is reading...i really would like to learn this type of fighting its so intresting to me..i love the way it looks... if anybody could help me please email me..thanks :-)
Visitors making their way to Baishaki Mela - the Bangladeshi New Year - were met with a strange sight at London's Liverpool Street station last weekend. On a warm and sunny Sunday morning, more than 20 people were forming a circle and singing in accompaniment to a range of string instruments and drums while two participants threw kicks at and cartwheeled away from each other within. This was capoeira, East End-style. 
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