Capoeira in our Community

Website

: http://www.oficinadacapoeiradc.com/

The Idea

Bring our mestre from Belo Horizonte, Brazil, to Washington, DC, to lead workshops in capoeira and samba for the local community to promote health and Brazilian culture.

The Specifics

Capoeira is an Afro-Braziian martial art that incorporates self-defense techniques, acrobatics, dance, and music into a sport and game that is appreciated by people of all walks of life. Oficina da Capoeira is one group of many that practice capoeira.

We will host a weekend of workshops in DC for people of all ages – though focused on local underserved youth – to learn from Mestre Ray, the internationally renowned top capoeirista in our group. With these workshops we hope to encourage more people to get active through capoeira’s unique, holistic practice: a physically demanding activity that also engages the mind through learning (1) a new language (Portuguese) and (2) how to play several instruments.

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