Corn Snake comendo um filhote de camundongo. - Corn Snake Swallowing a Pinky Mouse, a photo by Parnanet - Wallace Moura on Flickr.Corn Snake comendo um filhote de camundongo. - Corn Snake Swallowing a Pinky Mouse Cachoeira - Cades Cove Waterfall, a photo by Parnanet - Wallace Moura on Flickr.Cachoeira em Cades Cove, reserva nacional em Smoky Montains, Gatlingburg , Tennessee USA. Um dos lugares mais lindos pelo qual passei. Foi impossivel nao parar o carro para fazer algumas fotos.Waterfall in Cades Cove, Tennessee. Impossible not to stop the car and take some pictures. One of the most beautiful places I ve been in USA. Capoeira, a photo by Parnanet - Wallace Moura on Flickr.A capoeira e uma expressao cultural brasileira que mistura arte-marcial, esporte, cultura popular e musica.Desenvolvida no Brasil principalmente por descendentes de escravos africanos com alguma influencia indigena, e caracterizada por golpes e movimentos ageis e complexos, utilizando primariamente chutes e rasteiras, alem de cabecadas, joelhadas, cotoveladas, acrobacias em solo ou aereas.Uma caracteristica que distingue a capoeira da maioria das outras artes marciais e a sua musicalidade. Praticantes desta arte marcial brasileira aprendem nao apenas a lutar e a jogar, mas tambem a tocar os instrumentos tipicos e a cantar. Um capoeirista experiente que ignora a musicalidade e considerado incompleto.A palavra capoeira e originaria do tupi-guarani, que significa "o que foi mata", atraves da juncao dos termos ka'a ("mata") e puer ("que foi"). Refere-se as areas de mata rasteira do interior do Brasil onde era praticada agricultura indigena. Acredita-se que a capoeira tenha obtido o nome a partir destas areas que cercavam as grandes propriedades rurais de base escravocrata. Capoeiristas fugitivos da escravidao e desconhecedores do ambiente ao seu redor, frequentemente usavam a vegetacao rasteira para se esconderem da perseguicao dos capitaes-do-mato.Outras expressoes culturais, como o maculele e o samba de roda, sao muito associadas a capoeira, embora tenham origem e significados diferentes.-----------------Capoeira (/kpur/; Portuguese pronunciation: [kapuej]) is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences[citation needed], probably beginning in the 16th century. It is known by quick and complex moves, using mainly power, speed, and leverage for leg sweeps.The word capoeira probably comes from Tupi, referring to the areas of low vegetation in the Brazilian interior.HistoryCapoeira's history probably begins with the adoption of African slavery by Portuguese colonists in Brazil. Since the 16th century, Portugal extensively adopted slavery to man their colonies, coming mainly from West and Central Africa. Brazil, with its vast territory, was the major destination of African slaves, receiving 38.5% of all slaves sent by ships across the Atlantic Ocean.Capoeira has a long and controversial history, since historical documentation in Brazil was very scarce in its colonial times. Evidences, studies and oral tradition leave little doubt about its Brazilian roots, but it is impossible to precisely identify the exact Brazilian region or time it began to take form.[edit]OriginsIn the 16th century Portugal had one of the biggest colonial empires of the world, but it lacked people to