Capoeira, Mobility, and Tourism: Preserving an Afro-Brazilian Tradition in a Globalized World - Paperback

by Sergio González Varela (Author)

In Capoeira, Mobility, and Tourism: Preserving an Afro-Brazilian Tradition in a Globalized World, Sergio González Varela examines the mobility of capoeira leaders and practitioners. He analyzes their motivations and spirituality as well as their ability to reconfigure social practices. Varela draws on tourism mobilities, multisited ethnography, global networks, heritage, and the anthropology of ritual and religion in order to stress the commitment, dedication, and value that international practitioners bring to capoeira.

Author Biography

Sergio González Varela is professor of anthropology at the Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí.