Welcome to Capoeira in Silver Lake
Adults and Kids Capoeira classes in the Silver Lake community for over five years
Capoeira is a rich Afro-Brazilian art. Click play to watch our brief welcome video above.
Capoeira Wiki-Word of the Week: Caiar
This feature is designed to spark your interest in researching the world of capoeira's vocabulary, history, and philosophy.
Our Capoeira Wiki-Word series invites you to research the word of the week and post your definition(s) and translations. At the end of each week, the entries will be reviewed and then summarized into a translation and a definition of the Capoeira Wiki-Word of the week.
Submit your entries in the comments section below!
This week's Capoeira Wiki-Word is:
Caiar
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Don't forget to cite your sources!
Capoeira Video of the Week
Well this is a rarity... both the fitness tip and the video of the week are one and the same. Go Mestre go!
Capoeira Wiki-Word of the Week: Praia (Update)
This feature is designed to spark your interest in researching the world of capoeira's vocabulary, history, and philosophy.
Our Capoeira Wiki-Word series invites you to research the word of the week and post your definition(s) and translations. At the end of each week, the entries will be reviewed and then summarized into a translation and a definition of the Capoeira Wiki-Word of the week.
Submit your entries in the comments section below!
This week's Capoeira Wiki-Word is:
Praia
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Don't forget to cite your sources
Update
Praia literally translates to "beach" in english.
'Nuff said? Well not really.
It's difficult to express how much the beach is a part of life in many parts of Brazilian culture and day to day life. Everything happens there.
Unlike here where the beach is a very controlled experience in many ways, you find everything about the beach is just a bit different in Brazil. From being able to sit, eat, shop, swim, drink, play, sing, and enjoy the sun... it all happens and more on the beach in Brazil.
The best way to get a sense is to experience it for yourself.
Those of you that have been wanting to go to Brazil, it's a great time. Just remember that the seasons are the opposite of here. So, our winter is the Brazilian summer, and vice versa.
Capoeira Song of the Week: Mandei Caiar o Sobrado
You submit the songs. We show you the lyrics, translation, and give some phonetic spelling to help your pronunciation.
The format works like this:
The lyrics in Portuguese are in bold
The phonetic spelling for pronunciation is in italics with the STRESSED SYLLABLES IN ALL CAPITALS with syllables se-pa-ra-ted by dash-es
The English translation is in regular text
Mandei Caiar o Sobrado
Mandei caiar o sobrado
Mahn-DEY kaye-AHRH ooh soh-BRAH-dooh
I ordered the house out back white washed
Mandei, mandei, mandei
Mahn-DEY, mahn-DEY, mahn-DEY
I ordered, I ordered, I ordered
Mandei pintar de amarelo
Mahn-DEY peehnh-TAHRH deeh ah-mah-REH-looh
I ordered it painted yellow
Caiei, caiei, caiei
Kaye-EY, kaye-EY, kaye-EY
I whitewashed it, I whitewashed it, I whitewashed it
(coro/chorus)
Mandei caiar o sobrado
Mahn-DEY kaye-AHRH ooh soh-BRAH-dooh
I ordered the house out back white washed
Mandei, mandei, mandei
Mahn-DEY, mahn-DEY, mahn-DEY
I ordered, I ordered, I ordered
Mandei pintar de amarelo
Mahn-DEY peehnh-TAHRH deeh ah-mah-REH-looh
I ordered it painted yellow
Caiei, caiei, caiei
Kaye-EY, kaye-EY, kaye-EY
Capoeira Wiki-Word of the Week: Sobrado
This feature is designed to spark your interest in researching the world of capoeira's vocabulary, history, and philosophy.
Our Capoeira Wiki-Word series invites you to research the word of the week and post your definition(s) and translations. At the end of each week, the entries will be reviewed and then summarized into a translation and a definition of the Capoeira Wiki-Word of the week.
Submit your entries in the comments section below!
This week's Capoeira Wiki-Word is:
Sobrado
ps
Don't forget to cite your sources!