Cultural resistance and security from below: power and escape through Capoeira
In: Routledge studies in development and society
I left Congo and passed by Angola -- Capoeira -- from marginalisation to cultural icon -- Security -- blind-spots, rejection and failure to conform -- Game of life -- Black Bahian labourers of the early 20th century: the who, where and when -- Tricks and magic: the how and why -- How has security been distributed through capoeira? -- What is significance of capoeira to insecurity in contemporary Brazil? -- What are implications for security analysis and policy? -- Structural violence and cultural resistance.