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…”
Capoeira : TEDx Salt Lake City
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
A História Nos Engana – Ladainha
English Translation
A história nos engana, Diz tudo pélo contrario // History fools us, It says everything opposite
A Capoeira Illuminada
Mestre Bimba, Capoeira Iluminada is a feature-length documentary film that tells the story of Manoel dos Reis Machado, Mestre Bimba.
Ô Dendê Dendê Maré
With English Translation
Cavalaria
Mestre Bimba strove to preserve the cavalaria rhythm in honour of the past when capoeiristas used it to…
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. 🙂
Mestre Ananias in Minas Gerais
Roda de Capoeira with the presence of Mestre Ananias in Minas Gerais.
Uma Vida Pela Capoeira
This film tells the story of the legendary Master Pastinha, Poet and the Guardian of Capoeira Angola.
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.
Na Aruanda
With English Translations
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.