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 changed after she ...

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 ...

The martial art of Capoeira is not as widely known as Taekwondo or Karate outside of Brazil. But the graceful dance-like fighting style changed the life of a 13-year-old street kid from Salvador in ...

Watch Ana and Andres (Foca) Costas demonstrate the intricate beauty of capoeira and it’s easy to see why they call a workout “play.” There is the music, heavy on drums and the plaintive timbre of the ...