This feature is designed to spark your interest in researching the world of capoeira's vocabulary, history, and philosophy.
Our Capoeira Wiki-Word series invites you to research the word of the week and post your definition(s) and translations. At the end of each week, the entries will be reviewed and then summarized into a translation and a definition of the Capoeira Wiki-Word of the week.
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This week's Capoeira Wiki-Word is:
Barraca
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A Barraca or Barracão (a big Barraca) is a covered structure. Open and expansive on the inside. It may or may not have walls and can be made out of wood, metal, or other building materials. Think of a warehouse type space with the sides that is great for shade and is often open to breeze.
Another way to think of it is like a shed. We see the fruit stand here at the bottom of the photos, and the creative owner is using a bit of romanticism or nostalgia with the name to harken back to an older time in Brasil. It's where he hosts his wares.
A famous Barraca in the capoeira universe is the Barracão do Mestre Waldemar.