What can a dissident body do in capoeira
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22209727 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mateus Schimith (0000-0002-9279-8448), Alexsandro Rodrigues (0000-0002-5998-4978, University of Finance and Economics) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Publication date | 2026-03-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ephemera (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2596-0229 • E-ISSN: 2596-0229 |
| Publisher | Programa de Pós-graduação em Artes Cênicas (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.70446/ephemera.v9i18.8533 |
| OpenAlex | W7140623075 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article investigates how LGBTQIA+ capoeira practitioners experience gender and sexual performativity, analyzing the intersections of sexuality, race, class, and precarity. In its third stage, the research employed structured interviews with four LGBTQIA+ capoeiristas who teach in their groups, located in different Brazilian states. Analysis of the accounts shows that these bodies experience specific forms of exclusion and silencing, being pressured to conceal their identities as a survival strategy. Moreover, even though rooted in an ancestral matrix of resistance, capoeira reproduces hegemonic norms that hinder the recognition and advancement of dissident individuals. In conclusion, strengthening dissident performativity in capoeira depends on creating more plural spaces and confronting the symbolic and material hierarchies that sustain historical exclusions. By engaging with present urgencies, capoeira practice may reaffirm its libertarian potential, provided it opens space for the diversity of bodies and knowledges
Hegemony · Performativity · Plural · Corporeality, Perception, and Education · Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education · Physical education and sports games research
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |