Dancing in the dark
Joao Kanoa, a blind capoeira teacher who lives in the Fallet favela of Rio de Janeiro, smiles as he jokes with one of his students after class.
Kanoa lost his sight 17 years ago after a change in temperature at a cold storage facility where he worked damaged his retinas. Though the accident robbed him of his vision, it did not stop him teaching the dynamic art of capoeira – a Brazilian blend of dance and martial arts.