RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time. That ...
In this dance studio in Rio de Janeiro, a physiotherapist is giving her patients with Parkinson's disease capoeira lessons. They say it's making a real difference to their lives. All the participants ...
From side to side, they moved with rhythm in a nonstop swaying motion that set up kicks, blocks and dodges in the martial art dance known as capoeira. Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art that ...
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, ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time. That ...
MOLE, Democratic Republic of the Congo – It is midday at Mole refugee camp, and the sun is high as a group of refugees start playing capoeira on the red brown earth. Rhythmic beats fill the air as the ...
Queens will come alive with the rhythms and energy of Afro-Brazilian culture for the Capoeira festival. Capoeira Luanda Queens will host Energia em Queens , a three-day celebration of the ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time. That ...
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