The New York Capoeira Center (NYCC) is an internationally-known academy where children and adults learn to play mindful capoeira year-round. We are located on the third floor of the historic Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. NY home of Capoeira Angola Quintal (CAQ), the Portuguese name for our group. CAQ has a nationwide presence, with academies in Boston, San Francisco, Upstate New York.