Contra Mestra Jana Janaina Crivelli Erheim AKA Contra Mestra Jana – The biggest smile in capoeira! Whenever she plays, sings or teaches… she always has the most amazing contagious smile! Student of Mestre Suassuna and creator of the capoeira clothing brand Folha Seca de Capoeira. Jana arrived in Munich to show share our beautiful art, […]
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From Minas Gerais to the World, Capoeira has taken Mestre Chicote to every corner of the planet. Though constantly on the move, he has called Paris his home for the last 10 years. Hopefully you can get to know Mestre Chicote a little via this interview. If you’re reading this in Europe, Paris is only
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This is the English translation of a lightly edited transcript of an interview conducted with Mestre Boca Rica of Cordão de Ouro Barcelona, recorded in March 2019 for Papoeira Podcast #7.
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José Antônio dos Santos de Almeida, AKA Mestre Zé Antônio, was born in Guaratinguetá-SP on 07/01/1958. He began Capoeira at age 15 with Cledir Fitipaldi. In this interview he shares with us not only his experiences in Capoeira, but also talks about the importance of music in his life, and the afro-brazilian folkloric dance Jongo.
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Mestre Sabiá Mestre Sabiá was introduced to capoeira by his brother in 1985 and his life was changed forever. He is the founder of the Ginga Mundo group and president of the NGO Projeto Mandinga for young people in Salvador de Bahia. His quest is to always continue learning with an open mind, while never
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From a very young age, Alessandra AKA Mestra Nega, began to show that strong character and energy that she is renowned for. Who besides Nega would have dared to begin to teach classes in a favela at only 12 years old? Pure adrenaline and a huge heart have led the capoeirista community to adore her.
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Mestre Nenel is the son of Mestre Bimba, and author of the new book: Bimba. Um século da Capoeira Regional. (Bimba. A Century of Capoeira Regional). Born in Salvador de Bahia on September 26, 1960, where he grew up in the world of Capoeira, though it was when he was six years old that he
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A Capoeira tem começo mas não tem fim. Capoeira has a beginning, but no end – This was how Mestre Amén Santo began his workshop at our academy. Founder of the group Capoeira Batuque, and artistic director for the Capoeira scenes in the cult film Only the Strong, Mestre Amén Santo is also renowned as
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Mestre Pedro, a native of Rio de Janeiro, has been living outside of Brazil for more than 18 years now. Today he not only has a large group in Scotland, in the city of Edinburgh where he now lives, but also in other cities of England, in Bali, in Iran … all over the
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Mestre Primo Renato Scarpellini, better known as Mestre Primo, began his Capoeira journey at just 5 years of age. His journey began by chance, but he developed a true passion for the art, which led him to research deep into the history of Capoeira, and later to travel the world. He now lives in Italy,
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