Brazil’s capoeira (ka-poo-ei-ruh) has been growing in popularity since the early 1950s. Fans of the sport are drawn to its acrobatic dancing, powerful attacks, and pulsing rhythms – it’s the ...

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos scored a quick TKO, and then showcased a flippy capoiera routine in celebration at UFC Fight Night ...

In the UCL study, dancers from London's Royal Ballet and experts in capoeira, a Brazilian martial arts form, were asked to watch short videos of either ballet or capoeira dancers performing brief ...

Capoeira is a martial arts-dance hybrid many people believe originated in Brazil. However, its birthplace lies in Angola. Africans brought to Brazil by Portuguese colonizers used the style to ...