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As anticipated, global interest in Brazilian culture skyrocketed before and during the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. That fervor is continuing post-Rio, and is driving the world’s citizens to sample Brazil’s diverse cultural offerings both abroad and close to home.

For the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, North & South Carolina’s WYCW-TV 62 is making sure their audience gets a good sense of the spirit of Brazil, with the help of Cordão de Ouro’s Contra-Mestre Neguinho and his Upstate Capoeira group.

Mestre Esquilo continues to inspire his students in Charlotte, North Carolina, even from afar.

Yesterday, sport360.com gave us a nice story on the CDO Capoeira Center in Dubai and its instructor, Fernando Dias de Luz:

“I always say, capoeira is for everyone, but not everyone is for capoeira. All people can come and do it, but they should be open to learning different things,” he said. “It’s the only martial art that involves music and acrobatics. So people should be open to learning a different culture as well. It’s not just another sport, it’s more than a sport. Capoeira helps you with…

There are few people in capoeira today as revered as Mestre Suassuna, innovator and founder of Capoeira Cordão de Ouro.