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In addition to demonstrating the supportive nature and generosity of capoeiristas, Mestre Acordeon’s Projeto Kirimurê is “entirely dedicated to enriching the lives of vulnerable children at risk who live in the Alto da Bela Vista, Itapuã.” The project is overseen by the Instituto Mestre Acordeon (IMA), a non-profit headquartered in Salvador, Brazil, and the rodathon is organized by the Capoeira Arts Foundation, a California-based non-profit organization.

The 5th annual PBS Online Film Festival is featuring an excellent submission titled simply Capoeira:

Memo is at a capoeira roda and has reached his breaking point. He is going through an inner struggle that makes it seem like the world is caving in. He has to decide which road to take: to give in to his fears and play it safe or risk it all and let go.

At Capoeira Morro Verde’s 6th annual batizado this past weekend, Contra-Mestra Gata Brava opened the ceremony with a stark reminder of the severe—and often brutal—social injustices afflicting minority groups in the US. Her soul-baring speech demonstrated dignity, composure, and strength in the face of recent events; yet the visibly upset Contra-Mestra did not hold back in telling the crowd that the status quo in each of us—no matter how well-intentioned—is not going to be enough to make a…

The Daily Texan on how Capoeira helps female students, alumni find self-empowerment:

UT alumna Quentishia Guy was introduced to capoeira when she was studying abroad in Rio de Janeiro. Most of the members in her local training center, Capoeira Evoluçao, are male. But even though she was one of the few girls in her class, her instructor convinced her to stay in 2013 despite the added challenge.

The Brazilian who brings capoeira to Bucharest, from Romanian-Insider.com:

In 2008, Minhoca, then a man in his ‘20s, with strong arms and some hardly visible scars on his face from the days when capoeira was raw and aggressive, but with a soft voice, came to a Bulgarian resort on a two-year contract. He performed in a show combining capoeira elements with other dance elements originating from Africa. During his stay in Bulgaria, he met a Romanian guy who said that he would help him start a…