N'GOLO is the name given to a
ritual of African tribes in Angola, based on the ritual of pairing of zebras.
Carried from Angola to Brasil, during the slavery period, as part of the black
African peoples' cultural knowledge, it is believed to be one of the elements
that inspired Capoeira Angola. In fact, during the ritual, zebras make movements
very similar to the movements made by two people playing Capoeira. In this way,
desiring to strengthen the sacred bonds to life of the nature, and with respect
to the "whole" we found an identity in this word that we translated
into Portuguese as NIGÔLO, as our young children say:
NIGÔLO, pela harmonia do Ser - NIGÔLO for the harmony of being
Ginga dos quatro elementos,
Ginga of the four elements,
Artimanha da vida, ritual,
Artimanha of life, ritual,
Na volta do mundo girando,
Órbita: caminho natural.