Miguel Rio Branco Salvador de Bahia. Boy dancing the "Capoeira".
The Capoiera is an Afro-Brazilian martial art with dance like acrobatic movements that are combined with music and song. It is originates from the s
(...) laves arriving in Brazil from Africa during the Portuguese colonization in the 16th century; it was forbidden to them to be trained for the fight so the slaves camouflaged their practices behind the song, the music and the movements of dance. © Miguel Rio Branco | Magnum Photos
