• 48. Lateef Crowder
    Jul 19 2026

    Double emmy award winner Lateef Crowder talks about his life in capoeira, how it led him to holywood, and capoeira on the big screen.

    Follow his instagram here.

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    36 mins
  • 47. Patrique
    Jul 16 2026

    Patrique talks about his life in capoeira from Norway, to Brazil, to the USA; the lessons learnt and art he’s made along the way; training now he’s in his 60s and more besides!

    You can check out some of his “Jogo de Dentro” sculpture series on The Life Capoeira instagram.

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    38 mins
  • 46. Mestre Carlo Alexandre (part 2)
    Jul 3 2026

    Mestre Carlo returns to discuss how the political seeds he talked about in his first appearance on the show have grown; his latest project; why capoeira and politics are inseparable.

    To support his latest project, visit from 09:00 4th July:

    https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/mundo-girou

    To check out his previous work visit his bandcamp profile:

    http://www.carloalexandre.bandcamp.com/

    For Mestre Carlo’s previous appearances on The Life Capoeira check out episodes 10 and 29

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    31 mins
  • 45. Mestre Cobra Mansa
    May 26 2026

    Mestre Cobra Mansa talks about the changes he has seen over half a century of involvement in the art; being a permangoleiro at Kilombo; and poses a question for capoeiristas everywhere.

    You can get Dance of the Serpent here and you can find out more about the unsung heroes series at Funmilayo.co.uk

    And follow the hyperlink to watch Jogo do Corpo in Portuguese with English subtitles.

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    23 mins
  • 44. Graduado Axé
    May 24 2026

    Axé talks about his life and thoughts about capoeira, from his encounter with the late, great Nestor capoeira, the weight of a corda, and where his journey began.

    If you enjoy this podcast, please share it on your socials, subscribe on your podcast platforms and leave a review, and if you can afford it, please consider a donation to help cover the running costs.

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    35 mins
  • 43. Mestre Poncianinho
    Aug 5 2025

    Mestre Poncianinho talks about his beginnings in capoeira; how it led him to the UK and why he stayed; his book, stage and screen projects and much more.

    You can follow him on Instagram and YouTube:

    https://www.instagram.com/poncianinho

    https://youtube.com/@mestreponcianinho

    Mojuba Capoeira

    https://www.instagram.com/mojubacapoeira

    https://www.mojuba.co.uk/

    Screen projects:

    Vida Longa (director’s cut) https://youtu.be/lzBhDqyOw34?si=h8nzYD7t64dO5b-c

    Memorias https://youtu.be/d7O5dbawO3E?si=AcItziTRdGKT8URG

    Spirit and Bone https://www.instagram.com/spiritandbone_shortfilm

    If you would like to help support The Life Capoeira, then please share it on your socials, subscribe on whatever playform your own, and if you can, you can donate here.

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    47 mins
  • 42. Ana Paz
    Jun 24 2025

    Ana Paz talks about the beginnings of her capoeira journey; how it led her to Sweden and a masters thesis there; her podcast Un.Spoken and much more.

    All the links to Un.spoken podcast are here: https://linktr.ee/un.spokenpod

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    28 mins
  • 41. Alex (aka mayuxi)
    Mar 7 2025

    Alex (aka mayuxi) talks about his life in capoeira starting in China; helping to pioneer its spread in China; to moving to Thailand and his current practice and setting up the capoeira wiki project.

    Check out, and join in, the capoeira wiki project here https://capoeirawiki.org/wiki/Main_Page

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    41 mins