Primeiro conhecer e se identificar

Depois de aprender, treinar e vadiar

Primeiro conhecer e se identificar

Depois de aprender, treinar e vadiar

Vadiar, vadiar, vadiar

Vadiação, ação de vadiar ação

Vadiação, ação de vadiar

Vadiar, vadiar, vadiar

Vadiação, ação de vadiar ação

Vadiação, ação de vadiar

First is to know and to identify

Once you’ve learned, train and play

First is to know and to identify

Once you’ve learned, train and play

Play, play, play

Freedom of spirit, the action of freedom

Freedom of spirit, the action of freedom

Play, play, play

Freedom of spirit, the action of freedom

Freedom of spirit, the action of freedom

* Vadiação is very difficult to define in English

as the meaning in Portuguese varies

depending upon the context. It can include

  • Vagrancy

  • Loitering

  • Laziness

  • Idleness

  • Playfulness

  • Living a life of free time and freedom

  • Having fun

  • Living without obligations

    • such as work or education

This song, therefore, celebrates the importance of learning to ‘vadiar’ in the context of Capoeira Angola and highlights the journey that each capoeirista takes when learning the art of Capoeira. It is to say that without training and understanding the art allows you to connect with its energy and to channel that into the way you play and live.