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Written by Marina Lemle
Friday, 29 August 2008
There are mestres on all sides, and each one is a celebrity – not an instant celebrity, but one built over the course of decades of experience and dedication. Honored for their wisdom – which is expressed in movements, music, words, or in a simple gaze – the capoeira mestres now have their cultural mission officially recognized by the Brazilian government. The historic date is July 15, 2008. On this day, inside the Rio Branco Palace in Salvador, in a ritual that is much more formal than their irreverent rodas, dozens of mestres from all over Brazil will witness capoeira’s official registration as a Brazilian cultural inheritance by the National Institute of Artistic and Historical Heritage (IPHAN)
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Written by Revista de Historia
Friday, 29 August 2008
We have yet to see a country where capoeira does not have success. It is practiced throughout Europe and the U.S. as well as in countries such as Indonesia, Israel, Mexico, and Japan. This rhythmic martial art, so typically Brazilian, seems capable of overcoming any cultural barrier as it wins more and more passionate practitioners. How can this global phenomenon be explained? The History Magazine of the National Library invites capoeiristas to participate in this discussion. Why is capoeira so fascinating?
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Written by IPHAN
Friday, 29 August 2008
IPHAN’s Plan for Safeguarding Capoeira proposes measures to improve the situation of mestres and guarantee the continuation of their knowledge. Here are some of the plans: Official recognition of mestres' knowledge Retirement plan for old mestres Establishment of a World Capoeira Incentive Program Creation of a National Center of Reference for Capoeira Plan for conserving biriba Capoeira Forum Archive of mestres' life stories Research of capoeira in Pernambuco
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Written by Lorenzo Aldé
Friday, 29 August 2008
Fight or game? Dance or sport? Festival, religion, lifestyle. Race and mixing. Roots and globalization. You can choose any point of view; there is an art that is capable of fitting in the most diverse realms. And its identity is so Brazilian that this art transforms itself in accordance with the changes of our chameleon-like country. On July 15, a counsel from IPHAN meets in Salvador in order to confirm something that already seems to be an established fact: capoeira is a national inheritance.
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