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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 ...

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 ...

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Capoeira, a sport that mixes martial art and dance, is one of Brazil's biggest cultural exports to the world. Its practice is steeped in traditions from Angola - and now a new generation of African ...