gave us a high-energy lesson in Afro-Brazilian martial arts form capoeira, which combines martial arts, dance, acrobatics, and live music. Not only does Capoeira Maculelê Decatur offer classes ...

were asked to watch short videos of either ballet or capoeira dancers performing brief dance moves. While watching the videos, the dancers were lying perfectly still in an MRI scanner. A control ...

Capoeira is a martial arts-dance hybrid many people believe originated in Brazil. However, its birthplace lies in Angola. Africans brought to Brazil by Portuguese colonizers used the style to ...

With millions of followers worldwide, capoeira is a blend of martial arts, acrobatics and dance choreography. The cultures of the enslaved Africans and the indigenous Brazilians contributed to the ...

"Capoeira has given me everything in my life ... and as a martial art. They call it a dance and all that stuff. It's been everything. One of the main points of our group is to prove that it's ...