São Bento Grande de Angloa
This is a generally a faster paced game played with ample movements. Rasteiras, tesouras, and vingativas are common in this game.
About Us
Thanks for stopping by! We’d like to take a minute to introduce ourselves, talk about our journey, and how/why Capoeira Connection came to be. My name is Corey Goodman, but in the Capoeira world, my apelido (nickname) is Pena – it means “feather”. I started practicing Capoeira in 1994 at the age of 12 with Mestre Rodrigo Zerlotti who formed Capoeira Evolução in Austin, TX. When I started Capoeira, there weren’t very many accessible resources in the United States for anything Capoeira related.. especially not instruments.
Minha Varanda
Aqui é minha casa
Minha varanda
Meu dendê
How To Match The Perfect Capoeira Bateria
In this video we detail exactly how each of our capoeira bateria (Gunga, Médio, and Violas) are matched up and prepared before we ship them out. The key is to string up multiple vergas and tune them before even picking out the cabaças. Once we find 3 matching vergas (with distinct sounds for each berimbau) we choose the appropriate cabaças and finalize the set. Every bateria is hand selected just for you. 🙂
Amazonas
Amazonas is a rhythm created by Mestre Bimba. It has no traditionally-associated game…
Santa Maria
Mestre Bimba’s Santa Maria is different from the Santa Maria in Capoeira Angola.
Mestre Toni Vargas – Noite Sem Lua
“I lived in Engenho de Dentro, a suburb of Rio. There, I had a group of very special friends: we were more than friends, we were brethren of capoeira…”
Noite Da Saudade (Hoje a lua não brilhou la no céu)
Hoje a lua não brilhou la no céu
hoje meu berimbau não tocou
With English Translation
Learn to play the Berimbau
We hope you enjoy these video tutorials with Mestre Virgulinho on how to play the Berimbau.
Iúna
A medium-paced and graceful game, it is played traditionally by “formados” (graduated students)…
Benguela
Banguela is a slower rhythm created by Mestre Bimba. It is a “jogo de floreios”, not in the sense of acrobatics…
Apanha Laranja No Chão // Jogo de Navalha
Used by many Capoeiristas and old Masters, this rhythm was used to take money in the roda, that is to say: at a certain moment, some spectators threw