Capoeira Africana Quotes

“Most destructive of all to black self-esteem has been the ideology of branqueamento or whitening. This theory was dreamed up in the 1920s to stop Brazil becoming a predominantly black country. White immigration from Europe was encouraged to stem the black tide. The black in Brazil will disappear within 70 years, said one congressman in 1923.”
― Kevin Jackson, Capoeira Africana

“It is the paradox of truly perceiving that the more you do the less effective you are, and the more you hide the more you show.”
― Kevin Jackson, Capoeira Africana

“It is the irony of understanding that the more you know the less you comprehend.”
― Kevin Jackson, Capoeira Africana