Quando chego no mercado modelo
na festa do amanhecer
Quando chego no mercado modelo
na festa do amanhecer
Já muito gente me esperando
perguntando, negão que vai fazer
Já muito gente me esperando
perguntando, negão que vai fazer
Eu respondo
Eu sou capoeira e maculelê
Eu respondo
Eu sou capoeira e maculêlê
Pralala
Lalalala
Pralala
Lalalauê
Auê
Lalalala
Pralala
Lalalauê
Auê
Lalalala
When I arrive in mercado modelo
in the party of the dawn
When I arrive in mercado modelo
in the party of the dawn
A lot of people are already waiting for me
Asking, black man what are you gonna do
A lot of people are already waiting for me
Asking, black man what are you gonna do
I answer
I am capoeira and maculelê
I answer
I am capoeira and maculelê
Pralala
Lalalala
Pralala
Lalalauê
Auê
Lalalala
Pralala
Lalalauê
Auê
Lalalala
Did you know?
Maculelê
- Maculelê is a vibrant Afro-Brazilian warrior dance that was rescued from near-extinction in the 1940s by Mestre Popó in Santo Amaro, Bahia.
- Mestre Popó formed the historic troupe that standardized the choreography, songs, and dynamic stick-striking steps practiced today.
- Due to his vital preservation work, early capoeira masters quickly integrated this high-energy performance into their own academies.
- The dance simulates a fluid combat scenario where capoeiristas form a circle and strike wooden sticks or machetes to a blistering rhythm.
- The music is driven by the booming beat of the atabaque drum, paired with traditional chants that honor plantation history and local heroes.
- Today, capoeiristas train in this art to dramatically improve their agility, physical coordination, and rhythmic timing inside the roda.