Capoeira of San Jose Demonstrates How Reading Can Be Fun This Summer

Rolha Capoeira

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Mercury News, a San Jose, California paper, recently covered Capoeira of San Jose in an article titled, Brazilian martial art demonstration draws crowd to Milpitas Public Library:

The free hour-long performance in the auditorium, part of the library’s Summer Reading Challenge program, included songs in Portuguese and music created on instruments with origins in Brazil, such as the berimbau, a one-string, bow-like string instrument. Familiar instruments included a drum and a tambourine.
The Summer Reading Challenge program at the Milpitas Public Library runs through the end of July and boasts an array of events for kids, teens, and adults, encouraging readers to continue exploring their world through books this summer. The audience was treated to a capoeira performance led by Capoeira of San Jose founder Wagner Bueno, better known to capoeiristas as Mestre Vaguinho.

You can learn more about Mestre Vaguinho and Capoeira of San Jose on their website, capoeiraofsanjose.com.