CapoeiraDenver
Capoeira Denver is dedicated to sharing Capoeira an Afro-Brazilian. Capoeira martial art create by enslave African people brought to Brazil by the Portuguese. Which was use as self defense and resistance. Practice under the guise of a dance this are is beautiful yet dangerous. Capoeira is a mix of many African cultures that came to Brazil through the African diaspora, and has some influence form the indigenous culture of Brazil.
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Capoeira Denver has been in Denver for over 25 years under various leadership. Capoeira Denver is part of an international group called Capoeira Luanda.
Capoeira Luanda
Capoeira Luanda is an organization that practices, teaches, and preserves the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira. Capoeira Luanda practices a style of Capoeira known as Capoeira Regional Contemporanea. This style is derived from movements and sequences developed by Mestre Bimba, as well as influences and evolutions of Capoeira from the founding Mestres of Capoeira Luanda.
Capoeira Luanda was founded on April 6th, 2007, after a long process of research and study under the direction and guidance of Mestre Jelon Vieira. Today, Capoeira Luanda has spread internationally with centers and academies in Brazil, the United States, Spain, France, Peru, Colombia, and Singapore.
The root of the name Luanda is a homage to Mestre Eziquiel Martins, who founded the Grupo Luanda de Capoeira in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil in 1963. Another inspiration behind the name Luanda was meaning of the word Luanda in Yoruba language which means “the junction of the moon and the earth” and “Peace and imaginary land” in the dialect Bantu. Luanda is the capital of Angola and was one of the most important ports during the slave trade when Africans were taken to the Americas as chattel.
Luanda is one of the cities in West Africa where Africans said the last good bye for those who never returned. It was the Africans from the slave trade that contributed to the richness of the African Culture in Brazil.
