This study clarifies the social role of capoeira in Brazil from 2003 forward. It simultaneously considers the educational contents and the problems of educational practices based on the educational policies of capoeira.
　　This study first reviews the national identity of Brazil and the social role of capoeira. The logic of unifying Brazil has changed from "the homogeneity of races" to "multiculturalism." "-Brazil" that originated with African slaves has been authorized as part of the nation’s identity. Capoeira, the symbolic martial art of -Brazilian culture, is officially recognized as the national sport in the Brazilian constitution now. Moreover, it was approved as part of the intangible national cultural heritage in 2008. For this reason, the historical and cultural value of capoeira has been reassessed. What is more, a law amendment in 2003 made the teaching of the history and culture of -Brazil and Africa obligatory. And some educational policies were settled on from 2004 to 2010. With the aim of starting the education of -Brazil and Africa, the curriculum and plan was published by Ministry of Education. In addition, the practical system and the view of constructing the educational contents were established by Secretary of Education of State or Municipal of Rio de Janeiro.
　　This study then examines the actual teaching of capoeira, including the problems of educational practices related to it. According to the author’s observation, the capoeira education of the C kindergarten in Rio de Janeiro was arranged for the content adapted for the age of children. It was constructed mainly with the view point of physical education. On the other hand, some papers that treated a practical case, insisted on the possibility of the educational contents of the other elements of capoeira. For example, they were songs, musical instruments and oral stories of history and poetry of songs. Moreover, other papers suggested that the education by the expression form of -Brazilian culture would combat their prejudice about the culture and society in Brazil.
　　However, it was pointed three problems as follows: 1.the situation that the practice didn’t reach the educational policy, 2. The tendency of difficulty relate to the infiltration of the new policy at the school., 3.strengthen the teamwork of local area.
　　Finally, Capoeira is influenced much from the ideology that intend re-creating the national identity of Brazil. And capoeira is located as the content of school education. Because the construction of the educational contents and practice is the germinal stage, and is waited the preparation of systems for the expansion of practice is necessary.

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There seem to be quite a few angles to the analysis of neutralism, and this article takes the one which is based on the relationship between neutralism and its external conditions. A neutral policy, as a general rule, has as its prerequisite the balance of power in international politics. It cannot be denied that a global equilibrium—established in both the East and West blocs—is a basic factor for neutralism at present.
However, “positive neutralism, ” which exists in many -Asian states, represents not only a non-alignment meaning isolation or separation from both blocs but it also represents their efforts towards the relaxation of international tensions. Assuredly neutralism will be the foreign policy most suitable for the national interests of these states whose supreme proposition is both the maintenance of independence and the assurance of international cooperation to their economic development.
We must pay attention to the fact that the East-West relationship itself is increasing, at the present moment, the so-called smaller nations' right to speak.
The concept of neutralism by -Asian states is very moralistic and it excludes, notions about either bloc. However, the feeling of anti-colonialism may act as a reversal force against non-alignment. It is to be expected, therefore, that maintenance of cooperation among -Asian countries would be an important problem in accordance with establishment of “Russo-US order.”

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