Haiti: Capoeira classes aim to promote peace

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: A capoeira class in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, organised by the association “Capoeira and Social Education in Haiti” in 2026. © CESOHA Issued on: 15/10/2026 - 16:25 From the show An association in Haiti is organising capoeira classes – an Afro-Brazilian martial art – in an attempt to reduce community violence and promote social reintegration. The Observers team spoke to its founder, Rodney Jean Marc, who said their doors are open to everyone, “even children in armed gangs”. The initiative takes place as the country's security situation has worsened in recent years.