​THE ANCIENT ART OF CAPOEIRA ANGOLA

Mestre Pastinha

Capoeira is an Afro- Brazilian martial art form with origins in the Bantu regions of Ancient Africa.  It combines elements of dance, fight, natural movement theatrical improvisation with rhyhmic sounds of traditional call and response music. The Atabaque, Berimbau, agogo, pandeiro, and reco reco give birth to the instrumental battery that charges the Roda de Capoeira Angola. 

HISTORY
Arriving in the 16th Century in Brazil Capoeira was developed  as a tool for Africans to fight against the oppression of slavery as well as to hide their traditions and culture in order to preserve and perpetuate their Ancestral Rites.  Capoeira was band in the late 1800's for 30 years with participation in the defense resulting in torture, prison, and death.  For almost 400 years Capoeira Angola was taught and practiced in secret, and only in the 1930's did this African martial art become legal to teach and practice.

In 1941 with the founding of Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola (CECA) by Vicente Ferreira Pastinha.  Located in the Salvador neighborhood of Pelourinho, this school attracted many traditional Capoeiristas. With CECA's prominence, the traditional style came to be called Capoeira Angola.
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​Due to those who have held fast to the Rope of Capoeira and the perpetuation of its wisdom, we thank you deeply.                    

​On 26 November 2014, Capoeira was granted a special protected status as "intangible cultural heritage" by UNESCO

CRIANÇAS DE CAPOEIRA ANGOLA 
 use the Ancient Holistic Art of Capoeira Angola and its joyfull play to expand the players reality of life.  Training the use of positive action to overcome old and new obstacles are shared.  Due to the exchange of wisdom, players are catapulted forward in understanding themselves and their surroundings- to act, not react and to make the best use of truth, patience, unwavering calmness, and humility to attract overall wellbeing in the Roda of life.    

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CRIANÇAS DE CAPOEIRA ANGOLA 
info@capatx.com
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Austin, TX 78702