Toquinha1977
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Toquinha - Brazilian Portuguese for "Little Toque", as in a piece of winter headgear (I believe Americans call them "beanies?") or a specific rhythm played on a musical instrument called a berimbau (ie: "Toque do berimbau"). Bestowed upon me by the mestres of Capoeira at my first Batizado ("baptism", the equivalent of a belt ceremony in other martial arts), a tradition dating back to when Capoeira was an outlawed practice, so practitioners were only known by nicknames to avoid police identification.
1977 - my birth year. Yeah, I'm old. Get off my lawn.
1977 - my birth year. Yeah, I'm old. Get off my lawn.
