Edmilson, who practiced capoeira for eight years in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, notes: “Some chulas [introductory songs] and rituals associated with capoeira are clearly related to spiritism. ”
Edmilson, kes harrastas capoeirat Rio de Janeiros Niteróis kaheksa aastat, märgib: „Mõningad chula’d [saatelaulud] ja capoeiraga kaasnevad rituaalid seonduvad ilmselgelt spiritismiga. ”