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Toronto's longest running free community film festival

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Closing Night

Besouro

Besouro offers a transfixing glimpse into the roots of capoeira, an acrobatic martial art originating within the oppressive conditions faced by Brazilian migrant workers in the early 1900s. The film follows the young Besouro de Mangangá on a spirited journey to fulfill the mission of his former master. Shielded by the mystical forces of his ancestors, […]

Performance by Axé Capoeria

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art developed in the 1500s by African and Indigenous slaves in Brazil as a form of self-defence from their oppressors. In short, Capoeira is a combination of martial arts, acrobatics, dance, music and culture. Present in 28 countries, Grupo Axé Capoeira is today one of the worlds largest Capoeira organizations. Axé Capoeira Toronto is dedicated to promoting the art of Capoeira and […]

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