Capoeira in culture
Films, books, historical sources and other works connected with the martial art Capoeira (Brazil). 5 works (including sub-styles).
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1993Only the StrongAmerican action film by Sheldon Lettich from 1993, in which a former Green Beret teaches capoeira to at-risk high school students in Miami.2005Tom-Yum-GoongThai action film by Prachya Pinkaew from 2005 starring Tony Jaa, for which Jaa and Panna Rittikrai created muay kodchasaan, a style built on grips and grappling.Muay ThaiKung FuWrestling2008ChocolateThai action film from 2008 directed by Prachya Pinkaew. The lead role went to Yanin Vismitananda, a 4th dan holder in taekwondo who specialises in Muay Thai.Muay Thai2009BesouroA 2009 Brazilian film about the capoeirista Besouro Mangangá from Bahia in the nineteen-twenties, which adds a legend of invulnerability to his biography.2010Undisputed III: RedemptionAmerican action film by Isaac Florentine from 2010, in which Yuri Boyka enters a prison tournament against capoeira, taekwondo and other styles.Taekwondo
