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Gabriel Ghoghawala, 4, swayed to the gentle thud of a drum as he practiced kicks, turns and other fundamental techniques of capoeira, a Brazilian form martial arts that integrates music, song and ...

In a hot, dusty courtyard in Goma, a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 50 teenage boys begin their daily practice of capoeira, a dance-like martial art. As they wave their arms and ...

In the city of Goma, Congolese journalist Ruth Omar looks at how former child soldiers are being rehabilitated using capoeira, the Brazilian martial art. Since the start of the conflict in the ...

Through capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian art integrating martial arts, acrobatics, music and dance, street children find positive change that helped improve their lives As a young boy on the streets of ...

Ginga, Mea lua, Armada, Au. These sound like a bunch of gibberish but to children at Mont Kiara International School (MKIS), it means “Let's play capoeira!” Capoeira is beginning to become popular ...

Five ideas for family fun this weekend: Cool Capoeira: If you’ve never seen the Brazilian martial arts/performing arts hybrid known as capoeira, the next show on the Pleasanton Public Library’s “Dance ...

THE rhythm and flair of Brazil has made its way to Oxford. New children's classes have been launched in Headington teaching kids the art of capoeira, and it is certainly keeping them active. The ...