VAIL, Colorado – Many elements of Brazilian lifestyle have found their way around the world, and lucky for us, some have just arrived in the Vail Valley. Take Capoeira, for example. It may not be the ...

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 — ...

You don't have to be good at something to enjoy it. Just because a given activity doesn't align naturally with your body or skill-set doesn't mean you can't relish the attempt. Certainly I found that ...

Isabella Benitez and Mario Naranjo met a year ago through salsa and, this past Wednesday evening, the couple danced the night away. Instead of a dance floor, though, Benitez and Naranjo were ...

There's a new martial art in town that's dancing its way into hearts and minds all over Gainesville. Known mostly for its one small reference in the movie "The Princess Bride," capoeira, the dancing ...

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 ...

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 ...