摘要:The article seeks to visit the world of capoeira and its relations with symbolic aspects that, over time, helped build the speeches of the capoeiristas of the city of Rio de Janeiro in order to reveal some possible symbolic plots. To achieve the goal, one qualitative study of bibliographic nature through interviews with capoeira masters with over 30 years of Masters was held. The results make it possible to realize that the berimbau appears as a catalyst for the capoeiristas symbolic universe. So runs through its symbols, myths and their religion