A group of Parkinson's patients participates in capoeira therapy twice a week in the Lapa neighbourhood. Rosi Peixoto has facilitated this therapy since 2017, leading to notable improvements in balance, movement, and overall confidence for participants. Parkinson's disease affects nearly 200,000 individuals in Brazil. Despite the importance of traditional therapies, many patients, including Nilma Teles Freitas and Antonio Azevedo, express that capoeira has restored a sense of strength and joy in their lives that they believed was lost.
Twice a week, a group of Parkinson's patients gathers in the Lapa neighbourhood to practise capoeira, a centuries-old mix of martial arts, dance, and music once outlawed in Brazil.
Participants have reported improvements in balance, movement, and overall confidence since Rosi Peixoto began using capoeira as therapy in 2017.
While conventional therapies remain vital, patients like Nilma Teles Freitas and Antonio Azevedo say capoeira has given them the strength and joy they thought they had lost.
Parkinson's affects around 200,000 people in Brazil.
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