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"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:
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Popularize the Capoeira
in DC Area
through
frequent, systematic
classes thought using
established
methodologies of
learning
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Focus on
Capoeira Angola and
Capoeira Regional,
Maculele, Samba
de Roda and puxada de
rede.
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Provide students with
opportunities to further
strengthen and develop
their skills through
Batizados, meetings,
Rodas and Workshops
taught by visiting
experts
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Strengthen the presence
of Brazilian Culture in
the community through
classes along with
events, shows, festivals
and presentations.
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Our
Group History |
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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
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Mestre
Mao Branca & Mestre
Railson |
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| 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
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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)
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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.
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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
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Eduardo Concha
Yellow Belt |

Elena Arce
Yellow Belt |

Michelle Quintanilla
Yellow Belt |
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| Belt
System |
| Kids |
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Green
Tip light Green |
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Green
Tip Yellow |
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Green
Yellow Tip White |
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Green
Yellow Tip Green |
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Green
Yellow |
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Yellow
Tip White |
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Yellow |
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Yellow
Tip Blue |
| Adults |
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1st
Grade - Green |
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2nd
Grade - Green Twice
Around the Hip |
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3rd
Grade - Green / Yellow |
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4th
Grade - Green / Yellow
Twice Around the Hip |
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5th
Grade - Yellow - Monitor |
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6th
Grade - Instructor |
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7th
Grade - Professor
Estagiario |
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8th
Grade - Professor |
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9th
Grade - Contra Mestre |
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10th
Grade - Mestrando |
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11th
Grade - Mestre de
1st Grado |
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12th
Grade - Mestre de
2do Grado |
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13th
Grade - Mestre de
3th Grado |
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14th
Grade - Gran Mestre
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robertotapia@capoeirawashingtondc.com
Phone: (202)679-5149 |
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