AfroBrazilFest 2011 is a week-long festival from June 6-12 in Washington, DC celebrating the vibrant links between Brazilian and African culture. Monday, June 6, 2011: Documentary Film Fest at Howard University/L. K. Downing Hall Auditorium Tuesday, June 7, 2011: Opening Celebration at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library Wednesday, June 8, 2011: Rhythms, Rhymes,...
// // Capoeira belts are rope-like, not flat, as you would imagine most other martial arts belts. A capoeira belt is called, either a “cordao”, meaning “cord,” or corda, meaning “rope.” Most likely, you will not find a place that sells ready-made cordas. My guess is, because, different capoeira groups, or grupos, have different...
// Just like any other sport or fitness program, your muscles will be sore from a capoeira workout. Sometimes you discover muscles you didn’t know you had because you never used them before you started practicing the art of capoeira. Beginners usually complain from back pain, mostly caused by the attempt to learn how...
