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Mestre Foca - Capoeira Instructor

Andres Costa established Brooklyn's first Capoeira cultural center.

Aired 04/26/2010 | Rating NR

New York on the Clock

Mestre Foca - Capoeira Instructor

Special | 4m 58s

Andres Costa established Brooklyn's first Capoeira cultural center.

Andres Costa, known as Mestre Foca, began practicing Capoeira over twenty years ago, and recently attained his red cord (equivalent to a black belt in Karate). In 2006, Mestre Foca and his wife, Ana, along with the help of their students, renovated a studio space on Flatbush Ave in Park Slope, establishing the borough's first Capoeira cultural center, Raizes do Brasil Capoeira Brooklyn.

Aired 04/26/2010 | Rating NR

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New York on the Clock is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS

New York on the Clock

Mestre Foca - Capoeira Instructor

Special | 4m 58s

Andres Costa, known as Mestre Foca, began practicing Capoeira over twenty years ago, and recently attained his red cord (equivalent to a black belt in Karate). In 2006, Mestre Foca and his wife, Ana, along with the help of their students, renovated a studio space on Flatbush Ave in Park Slope, establishing the borough's first Capoeira cultural center, Raizes do Brasil Capoeira Brooklyn.

Aired 04/26/2010 | Rating NR

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