Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that was invented by slaves to disguise fighting with dance. Today it’s seen as a beautiful and soulful form of art, and it has caught on all over the world. Dalen ...

Juan Goncalves-Borrega, Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Two young men dressed in white kneel on the ground, ready to begin their duel. Eyes lock onto those of his opponent.

SARASOTA -- When Halle Berry pounces across the screen as Catwoman this Friday, watch as she crouches low, kicks high, then jumps, arches and flips in the air. She's playing Capoeira. To prepare for ...

From side to side, they moved with rhythm in a nonstop swaying motion that set up kicks, blocks and dodges in the martial art dance known as capoeira. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that ...

Watching instructor Brian Ashbrook spin on his shoulders, jump and kick his way through several routines at the Aikibudokan Academy in Danbury, it is easy to feel mesmerized by the martial art that ...

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Capoeira: a dance form, a martial art, and a symbol of resistance among black people in the time of slavery. Wilson Dias/Agência Brasil A dance form, a martial art, and a symbol of resistance among ...

The martial art of Capoeira is not as widely known as Taekwondo or Karate outside of Brazil. But the graceful dance-like fighting style changed the life of a 13-year-old street kid from Salvador in ...