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

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

Capoeira helps improve balance, coordination and strength, with music loosening up tense bodies, Peixoto says. AP. During a recent class, Peixoto walked among the students, placing a gentle hand ...

Physical therapist Rosemeire Peixoto de Souza, left, leads a Capoeira class for people with Parkinson's disease at a cultural center in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, July 15, 2025.

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

Ruth Maria Souza Barros, 60, plays the agogo, a percussion instrument, during a capoeira class for people with Parkinson's ...

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 ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to ...

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 ...