Capoeira Movies and TV

The Assailant (known as Besouro in Brazil) is a 2009 Brazilian action-drama film directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff. The film is about Besouro Mangangá, a Brazilian Capoeirista from the early 1920s, to whom were attributed some heroic and legendary deeds. Huan-Chiu Ku, Kill Bill's choreographer, is responsible for the film's fight scenes. [PORTUGUES] Bahia, década de 20. No interior os negros continuavam sendo tratados como escravos, apesar da abolição da escravatura ter ocorrido décadas ant...