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Mestre Cobra Mansa (born Cinézio Feliciano Peçanha, 1960 in Duque de Caxias, Brazil) also known as Cobrinha and Cobrinha Mansa, is a mestre of capoeira Angola. [ 1 ] He is one of the founders and the guide of International Capoeira Angola Foundation , that supports 11 affiliated groups in the United States, Brazil and Europe.
Mestre Cobra Mansa (the one kicking) playing a capoeirsta in a roda of the 10th Annual FICA Women's Conference 2008 Washington D.C. [As engolo ], nineteenth-century capoeira was also played from a more erect position and the ground game was probably only developed later on the flat and stony surfaces of squares and piers in Brazilian port cities.
The older names including jogo de Angola (Angolan game) or brincar de angola (playing angola), also emphasize the Angolan origin. [2] The names of the major capoeira rhythms all relate to Angola (Angola, Benguela, and Sao Bento – the patron saint of Angola), and African references in the songs overwhelmingly refer to Angola. [69]
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Jogo de dentro (inner game) or jogo de baixo (low game) is the style of playing capoeira on the ground, involving low movements, with capoeiristas supporting themselves with their feet and hands only. The body should not touch the ground in this modality.
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Another legacy of Jogo do Bicho is the use of zebra meaning upset. [28] In 1964, before a football match between Portuguesa (RJ) and Vasco da Gama, the manager of Portuguesa, a much weaker team, was asked if he could defeat Vasco. Gentil Cardoso, the manager, commented that beating Vasco would be like drawing a zebra in Jogo do Bicho. [29]