In a Mission District studio, a barefooted Brazilian woman in white pants steps to the front of a group of about 30 students. Speaking almost entirely in Portuguese, the instructor dives into 90 heart ...

Mestre Chuvisquinho and Marcus talk about the history and influence of capoeira. Capoeira is a combination of music, dance, and martial arts, originally used by African slaves for secret ...

This is an opinion editorial by Moon, a Bitcoin Maximalist, writer and practitioner of capoeira. Capoeira, often superficially described as “dance-fighting,” is a self-defense style that arose ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University Spanish professor says the best way to understand the African-Brazilian influenced Capoeira is by comparing its deceptive elements to what it is not – dance, ...

Ren Powell, the director of Capoeira Males, will join members of his Washington, D.C., based studio at the National Museum of the American Indian as part of the city-wide D.C. Dance Festival this ...

Over some four decades, Márcia Treidler, known to students as Mestra Márcia and to friends as Cigarra, has spread the gospel of capoeira, the acrobatic Afro-Brazilian martial art-cum-dance tradition ...

Capoeira combines techniques in evasion, kicks, and acrobatic moves, often executed with aplomb and flair while moving to the rhythm of music MANILA, Philippines – Imagine learning martial arts, but ...

VAIL, Colorado – Many elements of Brazilian lifestyle have found their way around the world, and lucky for us, some have just arrived in the Vail Valley. Take Capoeira, for example. It may not be the ...

Capoeira SC brings Afro-Brazilian martial arts to USC. Capoeira combines rhythmic music and percussion with fighting tecniques. The club embraces students of all skill levels and backgrounds.