A Brazilian physical therapist has been leading a unique project in Rio de Janeiro since 2018, trying to help patients with ...

Capoeira Luanda offers weekly classes, live performances, and interactive workshops. All ages and skill levels are welcome, ...

Capoeira, which originated in Brazil, combines martial arts with music and acrobatic dance movements to create "the ultimate form of self-expression," says capoeira practitioner Felipe Robertson ...

Looking for a workout that's more than just breaking a sweat? Capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian cultural expression, blends martial ...

On Saturday, July 12, 2025  from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, come to the Belle Haven Library (100 Terminal Ave.) to enjoy the music and ...

In this dance studio in Rio de Janeiro, a physiotherapist is giving her patients with Parkinson's disease capoeira lessons.

Capoeira, an art form created by enslaved Africans in colonial Brazil, lives on today in a new studio space downtown.

Capoeira’s music not only allowed slaves to disguise their fight as a dance, it also preserved African instruments and call-and-response chant.

Already recognized as cultural heritage by Iphan since 2008, capoeira brings people together through singing and the use of traditional musical instruments, like the berimbau and the atabaque.

When you practise capoeira, your whole body is moving and that’s why, according to Master Paulinho Sabiá, capoeira is considered a “high-level physical activity”.

Merrell is the author of "Capoeira and Candomblé: Conformity and Resistance through Afro-Brazilian Experience." Capoeira was brought to Brazil in the 17th century by African slaves and was a way for ...

Capoeira’s roots spread wide in Philadelphia In Philadelphia, there’s a hole-in-the-wall studio that’s hard to walk past without looking in. If you go at the right time — you’ll hear it before you see ...