Claudio Medeiros Read Bio Collapse
Claudio Medeiros is an angoleiro at the Rio de Janeiro branch of the Escola de Capoeira Angola Irmãos Gêmeos (ECAIG), where he studies with Contra-Master Perversidade, a disciple of Master Curió. He teaches philosophy at the Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). He is currently investigating the body as a site of memory and knowledge production in capoeira angola.
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In defiance of traditional sense and conduct, capoeiras or angoleiros, the practitioners of capoeira angola, are taught to never move straight. To practice, capoeiras form a circle within which the players swing around and avoid direct confrontation, exploring the limited space in defiance of one another’s expectations, looking for the right moment to strike. This tradition, inherited from slaves, is much more than meets the eye, offering its practitioners knowledge beyond the mastery of a fighting style.