Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian cultural practice, simultaneously a fight and a dance, that promotes mutual respect and social cohesion. Players form a circle at the centre of which two players engage ...

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 ...

Brazil’s capoeira (ka-poo-ei-ruh ... People who had escaped slavery started to form communities. They worked together for survival, helping each other to build shelter and find food, but ...