A martial art developed by African slaves in Brazil at the beginning of the 16th century, this holistic mind-body-soul practice helped these slaves fight against oppression, strengthen themselves and their communities, and liberate them from their daily ailments.

The earliest histories of Capoeira provide evidence that it originated from a region in northern Angola in the western region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo also known as the Kingdom of Kongo in the past.
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