Brazilian Martial Art Capoeira Becomes Part of Russian Soul
The annual capoeira festival continues to grow in popularity in the Russian capital. Edan Marrari, Capoeira Master from Israel (speaking English): “Capoeira is growing very fast in Russia. Russians are just discovering what capoeira is all about: the freedom of Brazil, the body movements, the body language, and of course martial arts are very strong in Russia, always been.” Edan Marrari, Capoeira Master from Israel (speaking English): “Capoeira is not competitive. It’s more like an art than a fight system. It’s good for your spirit, it’s great for your body and most people do it because it’s fun.” Alexander Rogozin, Real Capoeira School (speaking Russian): “We've traveled for five years, visited a lot of countries and invited the best 25 masters to come here from Brazil, France, Italy, everywhere.” Story Who knew the oppression of Brazilian slaves hundreds of years ago would beat a path to Russia’s door in the 21st century? RT visited the annual capoeira festival to fin...
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