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Resistance of Slavery in Brazil

During Slavery, there were many ways on how slaves attempted to show resistance against their masters. One very important way slaves attempted to show resistance was to use Capoeira. Capoeira was a way of dancing and performing martial arts at the same time. This was a way of distracting what the real training was. Another way of trying to rebel was when the slaves attempted to rebel and fight back against their masters. During the rebellion, the slaves would normally sabotage all weapons that the masters would have to get a higher chance at succeeding. They did this because they knew they could be them in hand to hand combat.

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