The mestres, the groups and the "dynamic places" identity and relocation of capoeira practice in Paris and London

This thesis analyses the process of transnationalisation of the practice of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art form, in France and in the United Kingdom. The expansion of capoeira accompanied Brazilian emigration in search of better living and working conditions abroad, but also resulted from t...

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Main Author: Granada da Silva Ferreira, Daniel
Published: University of Essex 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.654557