There is a lot to wrap your arms around in trying to categorize capoeira. It is a Brazilian form of martial arts, but it’s also song, music and dance. And it comes with an intriguing history. Every ...

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, ...

Radley da Silva almost stepped away before he even really got going. The son of Andre da Silva, a well-known capoeira practitioner and pro MMA fighter, da Silva (7-1) has always had combat sports in ...

Today’s Google Doodle is a beautiful gif of people doing Capoeira. The Brazillian sport was featured as it would have been Mestre Bimba’s 119th birthday today. He was a master practitioner of the ...

Combat meets culture in this Brazilian martial art. Benita Adesuyan finds out how to get into the swing of things. Is it a dance or a martial art? The debate about what category Brazilian capoeira ...

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.

Capoeira is the new recreational craze! Let’s try to find out how it’s more than just a way to stay in shape. A Brazilian fighting style, Capoeira calls for a great workout that combines both mental ...

Luanda — The Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian sport and cultural modality with an specific expression incorporated into Asian fights such as judo, karate, boxing, taekwondo and kickboxing, but without ...