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Inside the Roda

The Roda

Capoeira Angola practitioners gathered in the roda, playing berimbaus and singing togetherBlack and white photograph of a close roda inside the academyTwo students playing low inside an indoor roda

Training & Movement

Adults and youth training capoeira movements together in classTwo practitioners playing low in the roda while the bateria plays berimbaus and percussionStudents in white holding berimbaus during a music class with the founder

Music & Berimbau

Berimbaus, pandeiro and atabaque played by the bateria on a benchAwó, Bàbá Èṣùdámiláre playing a berimbau in front of a colorful community muralAn elder mestre and students playing berimbaus together

Children & Families

A child and an adult playing capoeira angola at a community eventEfunsewa Layssard playing capoeira with a young student in the rodaChildren waving ribbons outdoors during a community capoeira celebration

Community & Performances

Capoeira Angola practitioners in white playing berimbau and percussion outdoors in AustinCapoeira Angola performance with berimbau music at a Juneteenth celebrationCapoeira Angola community gathered together at an event

Austin, Brazil & Belize

Capoeira angola elders and practitioners together in BrazilA joyful gathering of capoeira practitioners in Brazil wearing yellow shirtsPractitioners seated beneath a mural honoring Mestre Pastinha, Mestre João Grande, Mestre João Pequeno and Mestre Moraes