Berimbau's "use value" and "exchange value": production and consumption as symbols of freedom in contemporary global Capoeira Angola

This article approaches the historical transformations surrounding the use of the berimbau - a musical instrument of African origin, which became Capoeira's greatest symbol - and the relation between this process with the history of the Afro-Brazilian population. In the perspective of the Anthropology of Economics, the berimbau is analyzed from the beginnings of its presence in Brazil taking into account the relation between production and consumption, leading to the examination of its insertion in the international market. The argumentation is based on data collected between 2008 and 2010 in ...