Capoeira, a form of martial art disguised as dance, is now being used in Brazil to help patients with Parkinson's disease.

A Brazilian physical therapist has been leading a unique project in Rio de Janeiro since 2018, trying to help patients with ...

It is considered both a martial art and a dance, combining ritual, exercise, spirituality and music.

Capoeira Luanda offers weekly classes, live performances, and interactive workshops. All ages and skill levels are welcome, ...

Capoeira, a form of martial art disguised as dance, is now being used in Brazil to help patients with Parkinson's disease. The patients say the specific movements of this once-outlawed exercise are ...

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art practiced by 8 million people worldwide. We visited a central Ohio class.

A Brazilian physical therapist has been leading a unique project in Rio de Janeiro since 2018, trying to help patients with Parkinson's disease with capoeira classes.

Ruth Maria Souza Barros, 60, center, attends a capoeira class by a project called “Parkinson's in the swing” for people with ...

A Brazilian physical therapist has been leading a unique project in Rio de Janeiro since 2018, trying to help patients with Parkinson's disease with capoeira classes. It's a movement practice that ...

Capoeira is a movement practice that originated within the large enslaved communities in Brazil, where nearly 5 million kidnapped Africans disembarked during the transatlantic slave trade that ...