Wait...capoeira competency partially hinges on knowledge of Portugeuse? Or is that your instructor's preference. That's so cool regardless though.A secondary motivation. I learned of capoeira's existence from Lucio (when his relevant skin dropped) and began seriously practicing. Regardless, it's an unspoken expectation that as a capoeirista, you learn Portuguese on top of everything else. So I do my Duolingo lessons to keep in my master's good graces lol.
Edit: Rereading, that's what you just said. Don't mind me, just tipsy.