Aruanda - Capoeira Apeldoorn

Emerged between the 16th and 18th centuries as a form of resistance and cultural preservation. In this phase, kicking techniques were smaller than today, but there were techniques for all parts of the body, such as hands, elbows, head, and knees. The use of weapons, mainly improvised ones, was also common.

Emerged at the end of the 18th century by organized groups (maltas) of capoeiristas in Rio de Janeiro, with a fighting character similar to Colonial Capoeira, focused on territorial defense and direct involvement in political and criminal life.

Has the same origin as Capoeira of the Maltas, but without any organized group and created in Salvador (Bahia). It was practiced spontaneously in rodas, without a responsible person, mainly in port areas, where sailors fought among themselves to decide tasks, with the loser responsible for the most unpleasant one. In the 20th century, some schools began to teach this method, but without systematization and with graduation only oral or by certificates, granted when the student is authorized to teach.

Created at the same time as Street Capoeira and with the same objective, but in Rio de Janeiro, it differs by being a more aggressive capoeira with a focus on combat. In this style, Ciríaco Macaco Velho is the most recognized, for in 1909 defeating the then invincible Mestre Instrutor de Judo e Jiu-Jitsu of the Navy Sada Miyako in a few seconds of fighting.

Developed by Mestre Sinhozinho in the city of Santos at the end of the 19th century and officially created in Rio de Janeiro in the 20th century, it is a capoeira of self-defense and pure combat, a modern version with the addition of various body techniques and the use of weapons.

In 1928, Fernando de Azevedo reformed teaching in schools in Rio de Janeiro (then the capital of Brazil), making Physical Education mandatory to shape school curricula, aiming at the formation of healthy citizens. At that time, gymnastics in Brazil was fundamentally of Swedish, German, or French origin, but with political appeal for the development of an authentic Brazilian gymnastics. Thus, Mestre Zuma (Anníbal Burlamaqui), who was also a boxer, transformed capoeira into a physical and gymnastic sport, detached from its marginalized origin, by publishing a book about it. He introduced rules similar to boxing for competitions and proposed that practitioners wear boxing clothes and boots.

Formalized in 1932 by Mestre Bimba as Luta Regional Baiana, to circumvent the legal prohibition of capoeiragem at the time, it was created from the fusion of what is now known as Capoeira Angola with Batuque, a fight practiced by Bimba's father. It was the first capoeira style to have a systematic teaching method, and its graduation is based on silk scarves, used only on specific occasions and never in everyday life or classes.

Formalized in 1941 by Mestre Pastinha with the aim of preserving African traditions in the face of the emergence of Regional Capoeira, valuing malícia with furtive movements and a strong connection with musicality, orality, ritualization, and the fighting and resistance character of enslaved peoples. The organization of the bateria used in rodas by Mestre Pastinha is still the most used today, and his graduation was given orally by the mestre.

Emerged in the 1960s/1970s as a fusion of elements from Regional Capoeira with Angola Capoeira, something unprecedented at the time. Over time, each school defined what is important in its own Contemporary Capoeira style, some adding elements from other capoeira styles, others removing the martial essence and prioritizing the acrobatic and dance part. This is the only capoeira style that uses cords in the graduation process and has a reward system, with several graduations before the one that allows teaching.

Consolidated at the end of the 20th century, it is focused on championships and federations with scoring systems. It is officially the only capoeira style with specific rules for permitted strikes, regardless of the school.