Capoeira News Online

Vimeo user Gertjan van ginkel recently shared a well-produced and uplifting video capturing some of Capoeira Brasil Holanda’s 2016 batizado and capoeira festival. The video reflects a smooth, bright, and fun side of capoeira, while highlighting the words of guest Mestre Boneco, who imparts positivity, wisdom and experience to the group’s students.

A far-flung, exotic location for westerners and half a world away from its roots in Brazil, the island of Borneo features Capoeira Club MSC Tabuan Jaya in the Malaysian state of Sarawak.

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…

As reported by AfricaNews.com. Safe to say this is a first for capoeira:

The flame was also welcomed by a group performing capoeira, a mix between martial-arts and dance created by Afro-Brazilians during the time of slavery, and named a UNESCO cultural heritage in 2014.

After an initial two week training at the National Press Club (NPC) in Pakistan, reported on by Pakistani outfit The News, the publication posted a follow-up reporting that the NPC has agreed to continue the training on a regular basis, free for NPC journalists and their children. The capoeira training is being conducted by the Pakistan Capoeira Academy (PCA) under the instruction of instructor Shayan Ali, of ABADA Capoeira, who trained in Rio de Janeiro under Mestre Canguru and Mestre Camisa.