Código Penal de 1890 — “Dos vadios e capoeiras” (arts. 399–404) (1890)
- Author
- Brasil, Decreto n.º 847
- Year
- 1890
- Art
- Capoeira
- Type
- History
- Level
- For everyone
- Language
- Portuguese
- Rights
- Public domain
Summary
Articles 399 to 404 of the 1890 Brazilian Penal Code, which punished “vagrants and capoeiras” with prison.
Why it matters
It shows that capoeira was a crime in Brazil, and helps explain its history of resistance until it was recognised.
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- Wikisource: Código Penal dos Estados Unidos do Brasil (1890)/III/XIII
- Summary and notes: WABUKAN.