<nowiki>'''Capoeira'''</nowiki>nimchezoni [[mchezo]] wa kujihami kwa kutumia mateke wenye [[asili]] katika nchi ya [[Brazili]]. Ni ,mchezo ambao huchezwa kwa [[sarakasi]], [[ngoma]] na [[muziki]] <ref>{{Cite web|title=Disguised in Dance: The Secret History of Capoeira|url=https://theculturetrip.com/south-america/brazil/articles/disguised-in-dance-the-secret-history-of-capoeira/|work=Culture Trip|accessdate=2020-02-25|author=Andrew Kingsford-Smith}}</ref>.
Mchezo huuhuo ulianzishwa na watumwa weusi katika [[karne ya kumi16]] na sita[[watumwa]] nakutoka watumwa[[Afrika]] ambao wengi wao walikuwa wanatokea katika nchi ya [[Angola]] na <ref>{{Cite web|title=What is Capoeira?|url=https://www.capoeira-world.com/about-capoeira/what-is-capoeira/|work=Capoeira-World.com|accessdate=2020-02-25|language=en-US|author=c9cwu}}</ref> katika kipindi cha mwanzo mchezo huuhuo ulikuwa ukionekana kama [[Sarakasisarakasi]] za kawaida na ikawa vigumu kwa [[wakoloni]] kugundua kuwa watumwa waohao walikuwa wakifanya [[Mazoezi ya mwili|mazoezi]] ya mapigano.
