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Our Group


"Capoeira Sul da Bahia –Washington DC" is a group whose principal mission is to encourage and promote the art of Capoeira.  Students will learn and enjoy specific movements and rhythms through the knowledge and techniques of qualified and professional teachers in an amiable environment. Classes are held by Roberto Tapia (Monitor Bucho).

 Objectives:

 ·          Popularize the Capoeira in DC Area  through frequent, systematic classes thought using established methodologies of learning

·          Focus on Capoeira Angola and Capoeira Regional,  Maculele, Samba de Roda and puxada de rede.

·          Provide students with opportunities to further strengthen and develop their skills through Batizados, meetings, Rodas and Workshops taught by visiting experts

·          Strengthen the presence of Brazilian Culture in the community through classes along with events, shows, festivals and presentations. 

 

Our Group History

On March 1976, in Rio de Janeiro, Capoeira mestre Jose Carlos Vicente "Mestre Gigante" founded and registered the capoeira group called "Negrinho de Sinha" Association. In 1989, Mestre Gigante died, leaving the group he created with no reference. Almost four years later, his student William Douglas Guimaraes - better known as Mao Branca - decided to continue where his master left off. He went on to found the "Capoeira Gerais" group in Belo Horizonte in the year 1992.

Gerais - meaning "General" - encompasses the diversity of the group and the richness of Capoeira; it relates to the strife, poetic music, dance, culture and styles of Capoeira.

Mestre Mao Branca has continued to train and initiate four other masters; three of which continue to train in the Capoeira Gerais group - Mestre Paulao, Mestre Antonio Dias, and Mestre Railson. Mestre Railson founded his own academy on October 12, 1986 under the name of "Capoeira Gerias Sul da Bahia". This was due to its location in Arraial d'Ajuda, at the south of the state of Bahia. In his academy, Mestre Railson has focused on maintaining the traditions of Capoeria and teach students the foundations and techniques of capoeira. These teachings include history, singing, the music, and the great technique that are characteristic of his group. Since 1999 his group changed its name to just "Capoeira Sul da Bahia" and became a part of "Escuela Cultural Capoeira Gerias", who's president is Mestre Mao Branca


Mestre Mao Branca & Mestre Railson
MestreRailson

Mestre Railson Railson do Carmo Domingues was born on October 15th, 1967 in Arraial d'Ajuda, Porto Seguro. He was introduced to Capoeira in Porto Seguro at the age of 12 by his father. He had never seen a Roda before and was excited to see people training with such high energy and intensity. The teacher at the time was Mestre Estrela. Mestre Railson trained under Mestre Estrela for a couple of months. Mestre Estrela left and the academy soon closed. Mestre Railson then trained alone in Arraial learning from travelers. He started to teach at random improvised location such as houses, beaches, grassy areas or parks. In five years, he acquired 20 students. However they had no graduations or a formal training facility

Before Mestre Railson went to Belo Horizonte, he stopped by Salvador to try to join the army. He went to Pelourinho e ao Mercado Modelo, but the capoeira that he saw there was not the capoeira that he desired. There the capoeira was more structured for the entertainment of tourists. Mestre Railson was looking for something with more organization and dedication. However, at that time he did not know that in Salvador there were other academies. So, in Belo Horizonte, he did not even look for capoeira and therefore did not know what they had there. He just went there to travel and ended up in Praca da Liberdade where they were known to have the biggest capoeira rodas at that time. From there he started to learn about more academies. In one of those academies, he met Mestre Mao Branca. His work, the level of his capoeira students, and their dedication impressed him. Mestre Railson played in the roda in this academy and afterwards talked to Mestre Mao Branca and started to train there. Mestre Railson stayed about three months training and learning capoeira. Then, he went to the national capoeira meeting in Ouro Preto. There Mestre Railson obtained the first 2 levels (green and green/yellow) of his school at this point.


He then came back to Arraial, quit his job, and went deep into capoeira. On Oct 12, 1987 Mestre Railson started his own academy and dedication 24 hours a day to capoeira. He started to go to Belo Horizonte once a year to train and graduate. In 1990, He did his first Batizado in Porto Seguro with Mestre Mao Branca and other important Mestres. At this Batizado, his mestre gave him the Blue Cordao which represents Professor. He received his Contre Mestre Cordao in 1992, and in 1995 he became a master at the first international meeting of Capoeira Gerais. In 2005 Mestre Mao Branca graduate him with the second level
of Master( White & Yellow)

Contra Mestre Maxuel

Maxuel Moreira Santos was born on the 13th of July 1978 in Eunapolis, Bahia, in Brazil . He then went to Arraial d'Ajuda, in the municipality of Porto Seguro in the South of the State of Bahia . He started playing Capoeira with Mestre Railson do Carmo Domingues in the back of a store in the center of Arraial, then in people's houses and finally in his Academy. In March 1997 he came to Chile where he started, to teach Capoeira.
In 1999 he organized the First International Capoeira Encounter in Chile where he " baptized " almost 200 students.

In the year 2000 he coordinated the Second International Capoeira encounter with 228 students baptized. He also put in place a number of social projects in disadvantaged neighborhoods of Santiago so as to promote their inhabitants' social integration.
In 2001 he organized the Third International Capoeira Encounter and opened the first Capoeira Academy in Chile and the first University Capoeira Seminar with the support of the many Universities. He managed to get Capoeira recognized by the National Sport Institute. With his great number of students, both men, women and children from different backgrounds and regions, Professor Maxuel Moreira is one of the pioneers of Capoeira in Chile. Despite the lack of funding at the outset.
He managed to make Capoeira one of the most popular sports for Chilean youth and is responsible for its continued growth as an art, fight, dance, cultural expression, and sport which promotes discipline, corporal expression, and equilibrium between the body, mind and spirit. Capoeira is now practiced in more than ten municipalities of Santiago as well as numerous other towns and regions in Chile
In 2005 Maxuel moves to Paris France where resides at present, He still maintaining the same force, energy and enthusiastic way for Capoeira and for his group. In Chile he leaves various graduate students among them the Monitors Roberto Tapia (Busho) and Eduardo Concha.

In July of 2007 received a belt of Contra mestre in the 3rd Encontro International Capoeria Sul da Bahia in Arraila D'Ajuda - Porto Seguro, Brazil


Eduardo Concha
Yellow Belt

Elena Arce
Yellow Belt

Michelle Quintanilla
Yellow Belt
Belt System
Kids
Green Tip light Green
Green Tip Yellow
Green Yellow Tip White
Green Yellow Tip Green
Green Yellow
Yellow Tip White
Yellow
Yellow Tip Blue
Adults
1st Grade - Green
2nd Grade - Green Twice Around the Hip
3rd Grade - Green / Yellow
4th Grade - Green / Yellow Twice Around the Hip
5th Grade - Yellow - Monitor
6th Grade - Instructor
7th Grade - Professor Estagiario
8th Grade - Professor
9th Grade - Contra Mestre
10th Grade - Mestrando
11th Grade - Mestre de 1st Grado
12th Grade - Mestre de 2do Grado
13th Grade - Mestre de 3th Grado
14th Grade - Gran Mestre

 

 

robertotapia@capoeirawashingtondc.com
Phone: (202)679-5149