"Na roda da capoeira... Grande e pequeno sou eu": divino gingado, divino cantado.

One of the most particular characteristics of Capoeira is its intertwined relationship with musicality. Several articles, books and dissertations, explore the religious, identity and cultural implications the songs express as a constitutive part of the space of the capoeristic game. In this article, more than carrying out a historical analysis of the presence and importance of music in the practice of capoeira, we intend to explore some religious aspects, both in the lyrics of practicing composers (Mestres), as well as in the public domain and in the universe of Brazilian popular music, because they have important elements for understanding capoeira as a driving force of values that constitute and contribute for a better understanding of the roots of Brazilian culture. To this end, we will divide our exhibition into three presentations: a) in the first, we draw, supported by the work of Angelo Augusto Decanio Filho, master Decanio, lines that contour some rhythms, fundamentally of Afro matrix and that find, in capoeira, reception and reinterpretations; b) then, we carry out a hermeneutic effort, based on authorial and public domain songs, observing what is in them of religiosity and, mainly, of openness to a hybrid vision of religious elements from different traditions; c) finally, we explore the sensations of the capoeira imaginary, in terms of the religious aspect, in some Brazilian Popular Music compositions.can be the beginning of meeting and living. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]