Cyber berimbau, digital capoeira, rod@ pr'aprender português língua estrangeira

Abstract

Capoeira, a symbol of struggle and resistance, was practiced for centuries by black slaves who, in order not to arouse suspicion from their masters, associated music and instruments and, with the typical swings of this struggle, turned it into a form of dance. During the 19th century, capoeiras, the name given to those who practiced this art, were labeled as bandits and malefactors, since, with the end of slavery in Brazil, blacks, thrown to their own devices, often found themselves in the midst of revolts. or in the organization of gangs, with the game of capoeira being considered a form of infraction. It was from the 1930s onwards that capoeira began to be seen as a Brazilian cultural heritage. At that time, President Getúlio Vargas invited capoeiristas to officially perform at Palácio do Catete. From that event, capoeira acquired maturity and representation throughout Brazil. Characters such as mestre Bimba, Pastinha and Gato are remembered as icons in capoeirista practice and, consequently, in the dissemination of this fight. In 2022, capoeira is practiced in more than 160 countries and several of them have associations dedicated to the practice of fighting. Along with this diffusion, there is also the dissemination of the Portuguese language and Brazilian culture, inaugurating a new ethos related to the role of representation of capoeira, for its unique role as a representative of Brazil in the global village. The use of litanies, chants and corridos − songs used during a capoeira roda − can be pronounced and heard with the most varied accents and, for this, knowledge of Brazilian Portuguese is necessary for the development of the game. The didactic-pedagogical project presented here aims to systematize a proposal for teaching Brazilian Portuguese to foreign practitioners of capoeira in the countries where this art is practiced. Following the guidelines of the “Curricular proposal for the teaching of Portuguese for capoeira practitioners”, edited in 2020 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, the pedagogical construct of this project not only contributes to the teaching of the language but also to the consolidation of cultural Brazilian diplomacy, which has long acted as a State policy in international relations.