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English: "Types of murderers and petty thieves or the finest of our actual police, chosen among the best of the capangada". Revista Ilustrada, No. 422 (1885). A caricature ridiculing the recruitment of capoeiras into the police force promoted by the Conservative Party. Note the use of medium-sized sticks as integral part of capoeira outfits.
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Source Assunção, Matthias Röhrig (2002). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Art. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-7146-8086-6.
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