Movies
- Cordão de Ouro (1977) is also the title of a futuristic Brazilian movie. Capoeira is central to the plot, and the movie stars several well-known mestres, such as Nestor Capoeira and Mestre Camisa.
- Rooftops, a 1989 film, is a film based around street kids who use dance fights to settle arguments and as a form of entertainment. One of the kids sees a capoeira group and starts to integrate it into his dance.
- Only The Strong, a 1993 action film, is the only Hollywood film that showcases capoeira from beginning to end. While many capoeira fans appreciate the film out of a sense of irony, and as a showcase for the sport. It is generally considered to be of poor quality, probably due to almost completely unrealistic impressions of Brazil.
- Bangkok Knockout, a 2010 Thai martial-arts action film. There is a fight between one of the main characters and a man who uses moves from capoeira.
- The 2002 film Madame Sata is set in the seedy underworld of 1930's Rio de Janeiro. It tells the story of João Francisco dos Santos - a drag performer and capoeirista street-fighter.
- Vincent Cassel, a proficient Capoeira practitioner showcased his skills in Ocean's Twelve (2004) to evade and bypass an advanced laser-based security system.
- In the 2005 movie The Protector, the main character Kham, played by Tony Jaa, fights enemies that all are masters of a different art. He faces a fearsome man who specializes in Capoeira, played by Lateef Crowder.
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) wizards from the Durmstrang school display some Capoeira moves.
- Mestre Bimba: A Capoeira Illuminada (2006) is a documentary about Mestre Bimba and Capoeira.
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) includes capoeira in the "cemetery warriors" scene.
- The 2009 movie BESOURO is based on the story of a legendary fighter and practitioner in Capoeira history who goes by the same name as the title starring Aílton Carmo as Besouro. It includes extensive capoeira fighting scenes.(Trailer)
- In the 2010 film Undisputed III: Redemption, Lateef Crowder plays Brazilian character Santiago Silva, a capoeira-trained fighter, and has two fight scenes against a Grecian and a Russian fighter, the later protagonist Yuri Boyka played by Scott Adkins.
- Many of Wesley Snipes' action films include scenes involving capoeira, as it is one of several martial arts he practices.
- The French Connection, a company which is a prolific producer of gay pornographic videos, has released at least twenty-seven Capoeira-themed films.
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