Singing for Survival: Capoeira History

by Mike Pinto

This podcast is dedicated to educating people on the history of the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira. Each episode will focus on either an important historical figure or Capoeira song, and will examine what we can learn about the past and future of Capoeira from those stories.

6 Episodes

History

Episodes

Interview with Mestre Cobra Mansa

Send us Fan MailIn today's episode, I had the privilege to sit down and chat with Mestre Cobra Mansa, one of important elders in modern Capoeira Angol...

51m

•Jul 28, 2026

Interview with Mestre Bengala

Send us Fan MailI sat down with Mestre Bengala to talk about the early days of Capoeira in the US, and his experience seeing the art and community evo...

1h 29m

•Jul 8, 2026

African Origins and New Arts in the Diaspora

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we talk about the African roots of Capoeira. This is something we have touched upon in several episodes, but I wanted...

32m

•Mar 23, 2026

Capoeira History Timeline

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we take a much broader look at Capoeira history from the beginnings of the Transatlantic Slave Trade up until the mod...

32m

•Oct 27, 2025

What is Syncretism?

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I dig into the topic of syncretism: what is it, how does it manifest in the Americas, and why do we as Capoeiristas c...

40m

•Aug 4, 2025

Haiti and Salvador: Revolutions in the 19th Century

Send us a textIn this episode, I want to delve into a rebellion in the 1800s in Salvador Bahia that I haven't heard discussed very much at all in...

45m

•Feb 26, 2025