Capoeira Classes in the Park

During this amazingly hot Summer we will be having our regular classes in Christie Pits @ Christie & Bloor in front of the TTC Station and some other Parks (if so I will post them here). Unless of course if it rains in which case we will be back at the academy.
The class schedule remains [...]

GUC 27th Anniversary

Salve…
So that time of the year came upon us again… Where we celebrate the date when Mestre Umoi made the decision and started Grupo Uniao na Capoeira.
Celebrated all over the world, we too had our Roda full of AXE. Thank you to the students of Axe Capoeira and UNICAR.
And Happy Anniversary Grupo Uniao na Capoeira
Axe,
Prof. [...]

24h Capoeira Roda – Summer 2010

Salve Capoeira,
Last year we had a challenge, to play capoeira for 24h. The result… A SUCCESS…
We managed to hold a Roda for 24h without letting the Berimbau stop once. The roda started at 12pm on Saturday and ended at 12pm on Sunday.
Because of the huge success of our first event, we will be doing [...]

Raca em Movimento – 18th CT Capoeira Batizado

I would like to thank Mestre Efraim and all the students from Raca em Movimento for receiving myself and my wife Delicada with open arms.

This weekends event was very good, I had the opportunity to meet and play with so many new friends, and bring home more experience to share with everyone.

The list of participants [...]

NessaV – Aché

NessaV – Aché (Album Cover)
Meet NessaV, a Canadian-born Brazilian raised in Vancouver, BC. NessaV has trained in a variety of dance styles including Samba, African, hip hop and Capoeira. She has a professor level in capoeira and just performed 19 shows for the Olympic Celebrations throughout Vancouver with Ache Brasil! She has traveled to [...]

Thank You to Mestre Eclilson, Mestrando Dinho, Prof. Formiga and Instrutor Camara

I wanted to express my deepest thanks to the support and amazing Aché that:
Mestre Eclilson
Mestrando Dinho
Prof. Formiga
Instrutor Camara
Brought these past two weeks, even though they were doing 3 shows a day they found the energy to stop by and share their knowledge with us.
I wish them all a good trip back home to Vancouver and [...]

M-DO TTE Holliday Bazaar (Saturday December 19 2009)

Stroll down any neighbourhood in downtown Toronto and you can see, hear, smell, taste and sense the evolution of community. Here, evolution is the dialogue between the traditional and the modern, the past, the present, the future, the old and the new, each in turn informing and dancing with the other. This special WinterCity concert series is an intimate South Asian themed spectacle of music and dance, connecting ancient India with contemporary Toronto. Chhandam Dance Company members perform highly exacting Kathak north Indian classical dance in its traditional form, set in an environment of Indian splendor.

Batizado e Troca de Graduação Oct. 22 – 25 / 2009

Professor Kmelo and Professor Fabio 90 will be having a joint celebration, this year marking the 1^st Capoeira Aruande Batizado and Troca de Graduação along with the 2^nd Batizado and Troca de Graduação of Grupo Uniao na Capoeira [...]

Nosso Encontro (Évora 2009) – Amazing…

This year marked the 10th Nosso Encontro – Evora 2009, an amazing event, I would like to thank the opportunity to learn from and play with (in no particular order):
Mestre Umoi
Mestra Jerusa
Mestre Bailarino
Mestra Pitu
Mestre Barao
Mestre Nininho
Mestre Birrila
Mestre Chapao
Mestre Caramuru
Mestre Batata
Mestre Pantera
Mestre Beija-Flor
Mestre Salu
Mestre Nilson
Mestre Leona
Mestre Plinio
Mestre Gege
C. Mestre Nago
C. Mestre Neguinho
C. Mestre Betao
C. Mestre Malvadeza
C. [...]

Moved to – 355a College St. (Above Thymeless Bar and Grill)

We are pleased to inform you all, that we found a place to continue our classes.
We are now located at 355a College St (College and Augusta – Above Thymeless Bar and Grill) (Google Maps)
Our schedule is:
Tuesday – 8:00p.m. – 10:00p.m. (All Levels)
Wednesday – 8:00p.m. – 10:00p.m. (All Levels)
Thursday – 8:00p.m. – 10:00p.m. (All Levels)
I’d like [...]