Foi lá Onde tudo aconteceu No tempo do cativeiro A capoeira então nasceu

Foi lá Onde tudo aconteceu No tempo do cativeiro A capoeira então nasceu

Vindo da sua terra natal Viajando noite e dia Como fosse um animal

Foi lá Onde tudo aconteceu No tempo do cativeiro A capoeira então nasceu

No navio negreiro Jogado no meio do mar Assustado sem saber Onde que ia parar

Foi lá Onde tudo aconteceu No tempo do cativeiro A capoeira então nasceu

Foi na senzala Quando ia descansar Praticava com o irmão Um jeito de se libertar

Foi lá Onde tudo aconteceu No tempo do cativeiro A capoeira então nasceu

It was there Where it all happened In the time of slavery Capoeira was then born

It was there Where it all happened In the time of slavery Capoeira was then born

Coming from your homeland Travelling night and day Like an animal does

It was there Where it all happened In the time of slavery Capoeira was then born

On the slave ship Played amidst the sea Frightened without knowing Where it would stop

It was there Where it all happened In the time of slavery Capoeira was then born

It was in the slave quarter When he rested Practiced with his brother A way to break free

It was there Where it all happened In the time of slavery Capoeira was then born