Around the world, capoeira is used not only as recreation and sport, but as a means of overcoming our daily struggles, big and small. Multi-national organization Fight for Peace uses martial arts like capoeira to make a difference for young people in communities in 25 countries.
Long Branch, NJ’s Capoeira Sol Nascente will be representing the Afro-Brazilian arts at the Soulsanational Music and Wellness Festival with a capoeira workshop and performance led by Contra-Mestre Baiano.
Mestre Ombrinho of New York City’s Capoeira Angola Quintal was recently honored with the Lower East Side Community Leadership Award, as covered by Lindsey Ellefson for the Lo-Down:
“I feel there’s lots of times people don’t get awards for their service and I’m lucky this time,” he said. “I’ve been doing this work for a long, long time.”
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