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, ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira wraps together dancing, music, movement, and acrobatics into a single routine – and anyone in Fresno can learn how. A group of ...

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 ...

But what many people don’t know is that especially for multi-cultured Brazil, ‘Carnival’ is celebration of life and music. A unique organization called ‘Get Empowered!’ wants to bring that spirit and ...

Join the conversation here and subscribe to our YouTube channel to never miss a new episode. I first became aware of capoeira at a young age, through Eddy Gordo in the video game Tekken, and I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Capoeira, a form of martial art disguised as dance, is now being used in Brazil to help patients with Parkinson's disease. The ...

Join the conversation here and subscribe to our YouTube channel to never miss a new episode. When capoeirista Ricky Lawson II teaches new students in the Afro-Brazilian art form of capoeira, he often ...

Students perform capoeira moves at Springs Dance Studio. The studio aims to give capoeiristas the chance to use their bodies in powerful new ways. Photo courtesy of COPPeR On a Thursday afternoon, ...