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A Venezuelan immigrant to the United States shares his story. 

Profile of Sandy Melanio Rivero

About 800,000 Dominicans live in New York-- the city's largest Latino group, according to U.S. Census figures. Liz Scherffius tells us about one woman who helps Dominicans register to vote-- and who's voting herself for the first time this year.

Sonia Santana Speaks as a First Time Voter

Capoeira is a martial arts dance, set to high-energy music, that sets the tone for the practice. Slaves who worked in the fields and on the docks of Brazil practiced it. The dance was outlawed by Brazilian authorities until 1937 because they thought the slaves could be training for rebellion. Since this time, capoeira has changed stylistically and is practiced around the world. Liz Scherffius went to a Harlem studio to bring us closer to the practice.

Capoeira Angola

Have you ever heard of coquito? It's Puerto Rico's holiday drink, loved by people on the island and in New York City alike. Liz Scherffius brings us more from the Coquito Masters competition, where family recipes are judged by the public.