Brief Description of Capoeira
	Historical Background of Capoeira
	Origins
	Pre-republican Capoeira
	Repressed Street Capoeira
	Capoeira Regional
	Capoeira Angola
	Present Day Capoeira
	Notes on my Concerns as a Capoeira Teacher in the United States
	Conclusion
	Bibliography And Discography
Original work published by The Latin American Institute, UNM, Albuquerque. © 1996 Ubirajara G. Almeida Illustration by Sherry Melinkoff