Enslaved

Martial art that emerged among the enslaved in Brazil is helping Parkinson’s patients

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Martial art that emerged among the enslaved in Brazil is helping Parkinson’s patients

Nilma Teles de Freitas, an 80-year-old retired teacher in Brazil who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease more than a decade ago, says she used to fall over all the time. That changed after she began attending a capoeira class in downtown Rio de Janeiro especially designed for people with the neurodegenerative illness. Capoeira is a movement practice that originated … Read more

Rare painting that covered up enslaved boy restored, set to hang in Met

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Rare painting that covered up enslaved boy restored, set to hang in Met

A 19th-century family portrait that was altered to cover up an enslaved teenager has been recently restored to its original version. The painting, initially etched on canvas, is now set to hang in the Metropolitan Museum of Art this fall after half a century in hiding. The rare Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans attributed work from … Read more