Help Professora Borboleta Replace Her Stolen Samba Clothes

Rolha Capoeira

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Professora Borboleta of Fort Worth Capoeira Regional recently traveled to an event in Oakland, CA with her authentic samba de roda clothes, hand made in Bahia, Brazil. Unfortunately, the clothes did not make the return trip with her back to Fort Worth, Texas: they were stolen right from the car they were placed in. In a new GoFundMe campaign, she describes the ordeal and asks the capoeira community for help in replacing these special items that took years to collect.

Empowering Women in Austin Through Capoeira

Rolha Capoeira

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The Daily Texan on how Capoeira helps female students, alumni find self-empowerment:

UT alumna Quentishia Guy was introduced to capoeira when she was studying abroad in Rio de Janeiro. Most of the members in her local training center, Capoeira Evoluçao, are male. But even though she was one of the few girls in her class, her instructor convinced her to stay in 2013 despite the added challenge.