They are doing Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art that merges the practice of sports, acrobatics, music and popular culture. This Afro-Brazilian cultural practice, simultaneously a fight and a dance, functions as an affirmation of mutual respect between communities. This Afro-Brazilian cultural practice, simultaneously a fight and a dance, functions as an affirmation of mutual respect between communities and individuals promoting social integration and the memory of resistance. Independent Brazilian journalist Fabíola Ortiz and photographer/videomaker Flavio Forner intend to visit in loco how Capoeira is being used with Congolese children in North Kivu. The duo plan to immerse themselves in the universe of Brazilian Capoeira in the DRC.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 04, 2017 08:03 UTC