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Capoeira and pastries with Mestre Chuvisquinho

Clip: 11/23/2019 | 2m 12s  | Video has closed captioning.

Mestre Chuvisquinho, a master capoeirista from Sao Paulo, Brazil, teaches one of his capoeira classes. Capoeira is a combination of music, dance, and martial arts, originally used by African slaves for secret intercommunication. Later, Mestre and Marcus eat at Pastelaria, a cafe specializing mostly in Brazilian street food.

Aired: 11/23/19

Rating: NR

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