Abadá Capoeira

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Years Active

1988

Genres

capoeira, brazilian music, samba reggae, latin

Instruments

berimbau, pandeiro, agogô, reco-reco, atabaque, caxixi

Biography

Abadá Capoeira, an acronym for Associação Brasileira de Apoio e Desenvolvimento da Arte-Capoeira, is a non-profit organization founded in 1988 in Rio de Janeiro by Mestre Camisa (José Tadeu Carneiro Cardoso). The group was created with the purpose of preserving, developing, and spreading capoeira and all the cultural richness surrounding it, seeking to unite tradition and evolution.

With a philosophy that goes beyond movement, Abadá Capoeira encompasses game, fight, music, culture, history, and coexistence, promoting the development of respect, discipline, and responsibility among its practitioners. The organization stands out for its worldwide growth, and is today one of the largest of its kind, with thousands of members in all states of Brazil and in several countries. Mestre Camisa's teaching methodology, influenced by the concepts of Mestre Bimba, seeks organized learning without leaving aside creativity, improvisation, musicality, and tradition.

Abadá Capoeira is recognized for its commitment to balancing the preservation of capoeira's roots with its continuous evolution. The association promotes various events, courses, and social projects, aiming at cultural diffusion and social inclusion through the art of capoeira, which was recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity. The organization is also dedicated to fostering the production of scientific knowledge about capoeira through events such as AbadÁcadêmico.