|__ REVISED EDIT The tee Capoeira Book ba CC ey Th}e The Little Other books by Nestor Capoeira Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game. Berkeley, Cc a B Cpe ord Alana te ane Peel apoeira Book [n Brazil Capoeira, o pequeno manual do jogador. S40 Paulo: Ground, 1981. Fourth edition, revised. Rio: Record, 1998. Capoeira, galo jd cantou. Rio: ArteHoje, 1985. Second edition, revised and extended. Rio: Record, 1999. Capoeira, os fundamentos da malicia. Rio: Record, 1992. Eighth edition, revised and extended. Rio: Record, 2002. A balada de Noivo-da-Vida e Veneno-da-Madrugada (romance). Rio: Record, 1997. n other countries Nestor Capoeira LABC du joueur de capoeira. Paris: ATABAC/Gilles Cheze, \€ Jo97. Second edition. Paris: Ed. Budostore, 2002. translated by * Capoeira, kampdans og livfilosofi fra Brasilien. Odense, Alex Ladd Denmark: Odense Universtetsforlag, 1997. Capoeira, kampfkunst und tanz aus Brasilien. Berlin: Verlag Weinmann, 1999. Capoeira. Rijswijk, Holland: Elmar, 2002. F North Atlantic Books Revised Edition Berkeley, Californiamaromny nyo, vef oeougompan (2) Copyright © 1995, 2003 by Nestor Capoeira. No portion of this book, except for brief review, may be reproduced in any form without writcen permission of the publisher. For information contact North Atlantic Books. Published by North Atlantic Books PO. Box 12327 Berkeley, CA 94712 Cover art by Edson Campos Artwork of movements, sequences and kicks by Silas Queiroz Back-cover photograph by Zé Roberto (from the film Cordao de Ouro by A.C. Fontura) Black-and-white photographs provided by Dr. Mauricio Vinhas de Queiroz. These photographs were taken in the 1950s, and depict the roda of Mestre Valdemar da Paixao (striped shirt), one of the great Angoleiros of his time. Drawing of Mestre Bimba by Bodinho, from the Jornal da Capoeira Cover and book design by Paula Morrison Printed in the United States of America The Little Capoeira Book is sponsored by the Socicty for the Study of Native Arts and Sciences, a nonprofit educational corporation whose goals are to develop an educational and crosscultural perspective linking various scientific, social, and artistic fields; to nurture a holistic view of the arts, sciences, human- ities, and healing; and to publish and distribute literature on the relationship of mind, body, and nature. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Capoeira, Nestor [Pequeno manual do jogador de capoeira. English] The little capoeira book / Nestor Capoeira : translated by Alex Ladd. p. cm, ISBN 1-55643-440-5 1. Capoeira (Dance) I. Title. GV1796.C145C3513 1995 793.33—dc20 95-2216 CIP 9 10 I 12 13 14 DATA 09 08 07 06 05 his book is dedicated to Dermeval Lopez de Lacerda, Mestre Leopoldina, who introduced me to the mysteries and the matandragens of capoeira; and to all of the players past, present and future.