...Capoeira (Pronounced ka-poo-eyh-da) is an African-Brazilian martial art that incorporates acrobatics, dance, music, and songs in a rhythmic dialogue of body, mind, and spirit. Capoeira developed as a result of over three hundred years of slavery in Brazil.

...Capoeira was born as an expression of resistance, as well as a method of emotional empowerment. Through music and song, slaves were able to conceal the combative purpose of Capoeira, while simultaneously illustrating the strength and beauty of cultural sharing.

...True to its historical roots, Capoeira today is a means of empowerment for its practicioners and a forum for social and cultural exchange.