Angola: Capoeira Considered Sport and Cultural Modality - Says Historian

Luanda — The Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian sport and cultural modality with an specific expression incorporated into Asian fights such as judo, karate, boxing, taekwondo and kickboxing, but without physical contact.

This was said to Angop on Thursday in Luanda by the Angolan historian Simão Sindula.

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