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Thursday, August 17, 2006
Capoeira Part II
Capoeira
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Capoeira is a sport practice by people of all ages which mixes, music, singing, dancing, and martial arts. The instruments used are the tambourine, cowbell, a large drum, and a berimbau. The berimbau is a long pole that has a piece of thick wire stretched across it. At the bottom is attached a hollowed out gourd where the sound resonates. In one hand your strike the wire with a wooden stick while in the other you grasp the pole while hold a flat rock against the wire. As a result you get roughly a difference of a semitone depending on whether the rock is used or not. There are endless combinations of songs you can make just with that, and even more if you use 2 or 3 of the instruments. While the musicians play, everyone sits in a circle and sings and claps along. In the middle two people "fight" each other.
Candomble: Another Incarnation
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Candomble Dancing
Candomble in a Public Setting
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Saturday, August 12, 2006
Candomble Urns
Candomble
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Churches of Rosario do Sul V
Churches of Rosario do Sul III
Churches of Rosario do Sul II
Senora da Fatima
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Wednesday, August 09, 2006
The Ten Commandments
The Leaves Are Changing
Ipe Tree
Central Gardens
Monday, August 07, 2006
Rosario do Sul, A Brief Tour II
Rosario do Sul, A Brief Tour
Eliana
My Host Father
Arrival in Brazil
Golf course sunset
A common theme
Educational Days
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At Work...
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Host Family
In Performance
My Counterpart
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