Eu Vou Chamar Barravento ♫

Eu vou chamar Barravento
Congo de Ouro, Ijexá
Cabula, Samba de Caboclo
Que é pra nós vadiar

Na beira do rio, na beira do mar

Vadea camarada

Na beira do rio, na beira do mar

Vadea camarada

Na beira do rio, na beira do mar

Vadea camarada

Na beira do rio, na beira do mar

I’ll Call Barravento
Golden Congo Ijexá
Cabula Samba by Caboclo
What are we supposed to do?

By the river, by the sea

Wade comrade

By the river, by the sea

Wade comrade

By the river, by the sea

Wade comrade

By the river, by the sea

Did you know?

Caboclo represents the cultural blending of Indigenous Brazilian and African traditions, serving as a powerful symbol of identity and resistance within capoeira.
In the spiritual universe of capoeira, the Caboclo is revered as an ancestral warrior spirit of the forest who possesses profound knowledge of nature and defense.
The archetype embodies the ultimate master of hunting, tracking, and camouflage, inspiring capoeiristas to move with instinctive agility, sharp cunning, and sharp awareness.
Many traditional capoeira songs pay tribute to these spirits, calling upon their protection, warrior strength, and deep connection to the land during a match.
The imagery is heavily reflected in capoeira music through the berimbau, which was historically constructed from indigenous forest materials like biriba wood and gourds.
Today, honoring the Caboclo honors the indigenous roots of Brazilian culture, recognizing their shared struggle alongside Afro-Brazilians against historical oppression.

Samba is a vibrant Brazilian musical genre and dance form that shares deep West African roots, historical resistance, and an unbreakable cultural bond with capoeira.
In the context of the roda, samba functions as an essential companion art, most famously expressed through the high-energy samba de roda performed immediately after the martial matches conclude.
Enslaved Africans in Bahia developed both arts simultaneously as overlapping tools for community celebration, psychological release, and the survival of ancestral rhythms.
The music relies on identical percussion instruments found in capoeira, such as the pandeiro and atabaque, to drive the syncopated, polyrhythmic foundation of the dance.
Training in the dance directly benefits capoeiristas by sharpening their physical footwork, rhythm, agility, and the streetwise cunning known as malandragem.
Today, concluding a gathering with this dance serves to transform the combative tension of the martial art into pure collective joy, unity, and shared cultural pride.