Capoeira Luanda Queens will host Energia em Queens , a three-day celebration of the Afro-Brazilian martial art from May 1 to 3, with events taking place in both Whitestone and Rego Park. The festival ...

In the Afro-descendant town of Puerto Tejada, in the southern Colombian department of Cauca, a handful of master swordsmen represent one of the last bastions of the traditional martial art called ...

In the heart of Kibera, one of Africa’s largest informal settlements, a centuries-old Afro-Brazilian martial art is ...

Emeka said some are drawn to capoeira because of its similarity to other forms of martial arts and the spirit of resistance it’s steeped in. Its origins in various aspects of West African ...

The announcement was made yesterday, May 7, 2025, on the official website of the Professional Fighters League (PFL).

Capoeira, an art form created by enslaved Africans in colonial Brazil, lives on today in a new studio space downtown.