Inside a gymnasium at the Linden Community Center in Columbus, Elton Brasil and Joseph Lewis greet their students as they warm up for their capoeira session. As the music and tempo find their pace, ...

For those who opt out of paying high gym membership prices or club dues, there is now another option on campus for students trying to stay fit while having fun. Capoeira, a mix of martial arts and ...

From inside a small studio called Capoeira Brasil, located on an unremarkable stretch of Washington Boulevard in L.A., spirited voices singing in Portuguese pierce the nighttime quiet of the ...

Segerstrom Center for the Arts’ Argyros Plaza in Costa Mesa was a scene of mass movement Tuesday evening, as locals participated in a dance tradition dating back to the 16th century that seamlessly ...

Capoeira, for the uninitiated, is a unique Brazilian martial art. With acrobatics. And dance. And music. And quite a bit of fun. This reporter, Tad Mast, snuck into one of the classes for a day.

At the Freestyle Martial Arts studio in Northfield, the building, the clothing, and the cars all say 21st-century New Jersey. Take a step inside on certain nights, however, and you'll be transported ...