Twice a week, a group of Parkinson’s patients gathers in the Lapa neighbourhood to practise capoeira, a centuries-old mix of ...

Capoeira, a form of martial art disguised as dance, is now being used in Brazil to help patients with Parkinson's disease. The patients say the specific movements of this once-outlawed exercise are ...

Brazil is well known as the home of the dance-like martial art capoeira, but its roots in fact lie across the Atlantic. In Angola, one man is trying to resurrect an older style to help people ...

Capoeira is a reflection of life and the interconnectedness of the world, says Romualdo. "When we get together, if you look at it, we make a circle.

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Capoeira is more than just a sport. It’s a complete activity, with multiple teachings for its students. “People won’t get involved with capoeira just to get a good-looking body – those who ...

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art practiced by 8 million people worldwide. We visited a central Ohio class.

"Capoeira really didn't have that, Capoeira really came from the streets, it came from slaves, people who couldn't learn how to write or read, people who couldn't write things down to pass it on.

The capoeira community emphasizes the importance of honoring its roots: Enslaved people in Brazil developed it to practice martial arts disguised as dance. In other words, it was a form of resistance.

Capoeira was born. Goia, a Brazilian based in the UK who has studied capoeira for many years, first came to the West Bank to work with an international NGO running capoeira workshops in refugee camps.

Video. A unique programme in Rio de Janeiro is helping people with Parkinson’s disease manage their symptoms through the art of capoeira.