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Brazilian martial art becomes a hot exercise

Couple brings capoeira to the suburbs

By Gene Cassidy

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  January 29, 2012

“Dance & Fight Cultural Center’’ promises the sign outside Marcus Coreba’s capoeira studio in Marlborough. Capoeira, a beautiful, lethal blend of music and dance, is part of the American Dream - the South American Dream. Born centuries ago amid slavery in Brazil, capoeira now rivals soccer, samba, and fashion as the country’s biggest export. Ss local ambassadors for capoeira, Coreba and his wife teach classes in Wellesley, Framingham, and Boston, as well as at their Marlborough studio.

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