Batuque
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Batuque was a Brazilian game played in Bahia in the early part of the twentieth century but now extinct. A similar game, pernada, was popular in Rio de Janeiro about the same time. Players stand in a circle; one player stands in the center in a defensive position, and another moves around him, suddenly attacking. The attacking player tries to throw the defending player to the ground with blows from his legs. Mestre Bimba's father was a champion of batuque, and research seems to indicate that Mestre Bimba incorporated some techniques into his Capoeira Regional courses.
For further details, see Capoeira: Roots of the Dance-Fight-Game, by Nestor Capoeira, ISBN 1-55643-404-9.
Batuque is also an old name for Candomblé, an Afro-Brazilian religion (an Orisha cult). In Rio Grande do Sul State, in Brazil, it is still practiced by this name.
Batuque is an African dance and music from Cape Verde.
Batuque Superior Cachaça is also a brand of cachaça, a Brazilian liquor made from sugar cane juice, which is marketed in an enticing black ceramic bottle in the form of a full figured female nude.