Abadá
Abadá
White stretchy trousers in which capoeira is practiced. A cord, the corda, is worn with them, and its color marks the grade.
Quick Facts
Term typeClothing
LanguagePortuguese
Formnoun
Pronunciation[ah-bah-dah]
Alternative Namescapoeira trousers
Readings and romanizations
IPAabaˈda
Definition
Abadá are light stretchy trousers, most often white, with a waistband that is wrapped with the corda cord. The color of the cord marks the practitioner's grade. Each group has its own color system. Most groups of capoeira regional and contemporânea train in white abadá and the group's T-shirt. In capoeira angola schools, cords are often not used and clothing differs. For example, Mestre Pastinha's school wore black trousers and a yellow T-shirt. The word Abadá is also the name of one of the large international capoeira groups.