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The Capoeira Game - Roda
In Capoeira, the main aim of the players is not to harm the opponent but to show skills and abilities. The Capoeira Game (Jogo de Capoeira) is a physical conversation between two players performed by acrobatic and martial movements. The game happens in the Roda (pronounced “ho-da”) – a circle formed by people (in most cases capoeiristas) singing and clapping with hands under the sound of Capoeira music. The music is performed by musicians placed on one side. The capoeira music defines the game that will be played either - Capoeira Angola or Capoeira Regional.
The Roda is considered the inner world of a Capoeirista full with positive energy, happiness and companionship. A Capoeira fighter can enter the Roda in the two ways explained below:
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