Beatriz suspected that João was performing the capoeira, especially for her. Alejandro’s desertion had stimulated him. That assumption kindled anger in her.
capoeira,That, and the realization that Alejandro had been honest in his way: he had told her that he had forgotten how to love someone. She reacted shocked as if she’d forgotten that she had recently been looking for a man she could dominate. Nothing ever turned out as she expected. She clung to her resentment to stop anger giving way to sorrow: she had to avoid that. So she moved with the rhythm of the drum and kept her eyes on João.
João’s movements were hypnotizingly slow and then again dazzlingly fast. He had told her that the capoeira originated from the martial art of Brazilian mestizo culture. That was what she wanted to do h
