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About 40 people followed Capoeira moves by instructor Nives Wetzel de Cediel of Omi Tutu school, of Berkeley, during a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt Pergola in Oakland,on Saturday, June 15, 2019.

The event was organized by Ricky Lawson of Filhos de Bimba Bay Area School of Capoeira, of Oakland.

Most of the participants dressed in white clothing to pay homage to the freedom of the ancestors that would wear their best clothes to church or to a party, and then take part in capoeira afterward. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art form that combines music, dance and self defense.