THEY STOOD together in the circle, rhythmically clapping and singing, their instructor’s words pelting them harder than the rain. “You need energy, guys,” Eddie Jimenez barked. “Capoeira – energy, ...

What's it all about? Capoeira (pronounced cap-wearer) is a Brazilian martial art form, combining self-defence, acrobatics, dance, music and song. It was developed by slaves who used it to disguise the ...

So what’s the link between these two groups, the first a contemporary “fusion” company and the second devoted to a Brazilian martial art? Turns out members of both troupes were running into one ...