Before you can learn capoeira in Fabio “Fua” Nascimento’s class, you have to learn a little Portuguese. At the beginning of each session, he passes out instruments — a drum, a cowbell, a tambourine — ...

Capoeira Luanda brings culture through self-defense movement, music to Houston (Photo courtesy of Capoeira Luanda HTX) (Copyright 2025 by Capoeira Luanda HTX) - All ...

Farai Chideya continues her series on fitness by tackling the Brazilian martial art called capoeira. On the last fitness challenge, I tackled Tae Bo. Now it's time for another martial art form that's ...

Clad all in white, dancers encircle in a roda, erupting into cartwheels and swing kicks near the Huntington Beach Pier. The movements blend into a fluid form of acrobatic non-contact fighting to the ...

What's it all about? Capoeira (pronounced cap-wearer) is a Brazilian martial art form, combining self-defence, acrobatics, dance, music and song. It was developed by slaves who used it to disguise the ...

At Hoggetowne Middle School, students don't run countless laps around a track or learn to kick a ball for their physical education. Instead, students have their choice between a few alternative ...

In a sunny, wood-floored studio space above the shops in Tacoma’s antique row lie the practitioners of a centuries-old cultural art form. At once a style of martial arts, a spiritual practice and a ...

Capoeira De Valor Guam is celebrating 20 years with a three-day weekend event kicking off on Aug. 1 with a sparring session. For the uninitiated, capoeira is a unique martial art that blends the usual ...

AS SOON AS capoeira teacher Alan Letran asked me during warm-ups whether I was comfortable with handstands, I knew I had either: a) found my people, or b) gotten in way over my head. I prepped for my ...

Ferociously fun: Capoeira teaches self-defence but with a dose of dance too. Brazil is known for popularising jiu-jitsu, but it’s another martial art which has deep connections to the nation’s roots.