Vocab of the Week!

Welcome to the Vocab of the Week! Today's word is Quilombos. The history of capoeira starts with the slavery of Africans who were brought over by the Portuguese to work in the sugarcane fields. Under this oppression, the slaves defended themselves by learning capoeira. The quilombos were the destination of the newly freed slaves. These villages would often would repel Portuguese soldiers and this was done by their unification within their multi-ethic communities and the practice of capoeira. Due to the importance of Quilombos within the lore of capoeira, it is featured in many songs.