What is Capoeira?

"Capoeira Angola is everything we eat” Mestre Pastinha.

Capoeira Angola is mandinga, it's trickiness, malice, charm, magic, wisdom, art, culture, dance, history, education, life philosophy, a lifestyle, and -when necessary- it is a martial art.

Capoeira is a language - it is a manifestation of corporal, mental and spiritual expression. The teacher or mestre teaches his students the ‘words’ so that they might communicate, and with time and experience they can develop their own ‘phrases’ and ‘sentances’ with their own unique style. All these elements are contained within Capoeira Angola – and there is more but we cannot explain in words - we just feel it.

The origins of Capoeira