Bahia-belly (by Joe)

In Brazil, I've developed a significant buffet and beer belly (see 'All you can Eat' blog - below). This contrasts horribly with the concentration of incredibly toned male torsos you see every day here in the Brazilian state of Bahia - what you might call the 'Bahia-belly'.

In part at least, what lies behind the Bahia-belly is a local dance or mock combat, Capoeira, which is extremely popular in the region (below left). Capoeira is a spectacular sight as combatants sway, cartwheel, twirl and swing legs high over each others heads.

When you see the athleticism of it, you understand rapidly how an hour or two a day from early childhood would ensure you develop abs like road-humps by the time you get to your twenties.

Joe

P.S. Apologies for the misleading angle of the picture - Capoeira does not involve one guy holding the other up by the nuts!!