Mestre Cobra Mansa is a recognized Capoeira Angola master based in Bahia, Brazil, who has extensive experience teaching and performing capoeira around the world. He participated in the revival of ...

Before you can learn capoeira in Fabio “Fua” Nascimento’s class, you have to learn a little Portuguese. At the beginning of each session, he passes out instruments — a drum, a cowbell, a tambourine — ...

Capoeira Luanda brings culture through self-defense movement, music to Houston (Photo courtesy of Capoeira Luanda HTX) (Copyright 2025 by Capoeira Luanda HTX) - All ...

Clad all in white, dancers encircle in a roda, erupting into cartwheels and swing kicks near the Huntington Beach Pier. The movements blend into a fluid form of acrobatic non-contact fighting to the ...

Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art with a history embedded in slavery, combines elements of dance and music in its performances, and Houstonians will have a chance to see it up close this week. The ...

Capoeira De Valor Guam is celebrating 20 years with a three-day weekend event kicking off on Aug. 1 with a sparring session. For the uninitiated, capoeira is a unique martial art that blends the usual ...

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.

In a sunny, wood-floored studio space above the shops in Tacoma’s antique row lie the practitioners of a centuries-old cultural art form. At once a style of martial arts, a spiritual practice and a ...