ENSINO E VIVÊNCIA DA CAPOEIRA NA ESCOLA

Abstract

The present study discusses the teaching and experience of Capoeira at School, its historyandits different impacts on the Brazilian educational. It is theoretical research. Thegeneralobjective is to investigate the expressive contributions of Capoeira, in the valuationofthesubjectivity of these students; allowing children's bodily and cognitive development sothatthey can be experienced in harmony in the community, through contact with bothcultureandknowledge, as a tool for insertion and construction of their magical self through capoeira. Themethodology used in carrying out this investigation was bibliographic and documentalresearch. The results will allow us to highlight information that will allowus toknowthehistory and real origin of capoeira with its rules to adapt themto all socioculturalenvironments and especially in schools. However, we still face challenges suchas, forexample, the lack of historical training on the genesis of African dances that gaverisetocapoeira and the rarity of documents that address this theme in its origin. However, inthefaceof so many challenges, our work on teaching and living Capoeira at School has not stopped,thanks to our knowledge and personal experiences as a capoeira teacher in Benin, AfricaandBrazil, providing real and concrete information that will help produce our monograph.