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Capoeira is a fight of dancers. 
It is a dance of gladiators, It is a duel of comrades. 
It is game, it is dance, it is combat –  a perfect synthesis of force and rhythm, poetry and agility. – Dias Gomes

Capoeira is the opposite of stupidity! – Mestre Decânio

Capoeira is the fight of the weak against the strong, and this is why it has been repressed even until today. – Mestre João Pequeno

Capoeira angola is malícia, it is cleverness, wickedness, deception, attack and defense, joy and sadness.  – Mestre Bigo

Capoeira is for the whole world. It is for men, women, and children. It is for black, red, blue, and yellow. It is in our blood.  – Mestre João Grande

Capoeira is an instrument of resistance of oppressed classes seeking a just and equal society. – Mestre Moraes

Capoeira angola is a fight, and a violent fight. It can kill; it has killed before. - Mestre Bola Sete

Capoeira is the great expression of human individuality.  – Mestre Decânio

Capoeira is like a brook, a stream that runs and that takes the form that is necessary, depending on the path… it is the art of anti-grappling, the art of the weak against the strong; it is the snake, the strike of the snake.  – Mestre Suassuna

Capoeira is a street fight and it should only be used in legitimate defense in case you are attacked.  – Mestre Bimba

Capoeira is malícia, it is cleverness, it is everything the mouth eats.  – Mestre Pastinha

Capoeira is unique. – Carybé

Capoeira is joy. – Mestre Canjiquinha