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Capoeira or the Dance of War by Johann Moritz Rugendas, 1825, published in 1835
Capoeira or the Dance of War by Johann Moritz Rugendas, 1825, published in 1835
Negroes fighting by Augustus Earle, c. 1824. Painting depicting an illegal capoeira-like game in Rio de Janeiro.
Negroes fighting by Augustus Earle, c. 1824. Painting depicting an illegal capoeira-like game in Rio de Janeiro.
San Salvador, 1835, by Rugendas. "The scene is set in a clearing surrounded by tropical vegetation and palm trees, corresponding precisely to the spac
San Salvador, 1835, by Rugendas. "The scene is set in a clearing surrounded by tropical vegetation and palm trees, corresponding precisely to the space called capoeira in Brazil."
Capoeiristas outside
Capoeiristas outside
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Recife was the first slave port in the Americas.
Recife was the first slave port in the Americas.
Afro-Brazilians dancing a jongo, c. 1822
Afro-Brazilians dancing a jongo, c. 1822
Punishing slaves at Calabouço, in Rio de Janeiro, c. 1822
Punishing slaves at Calabouço, in Rio de Janeiro, c. 1822
Painting by Jacques Etienne Arago titled Slave punishment (1839), in Brazil's Museu Afro Brasil
Painting by Jacques Etienne Arago titled Slave punishment (1839), in Brazil's Museu Afro Brasil