The sculpture pictured is the Memorial dos Mestres da Capoeira in Salvador, Bahia.
This memorial honors the great masters of capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art that originated in Salvador.
The sculpture is located near the Mercado Modelo and is an important cultural landmark in the city.
It symbolizes the importance of capoeira to the history and identity of Salvador and Brazil.
Capoeira originated in Salvador as a form of expression and a means of self-defense for enslaved people and is now an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

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Location: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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