In 2024 we are moving our classes from Brunswick, Fitzroy North and Richmond to our new location in Carlton North, our own academy where we can provide a better experience in Capoeira to our students and you who are starting to learn about our sport/art form.
ABADA-Capoeira Academy is located at 763 Nicholson Street, Carlton North.
Join our trial classes to start understanding the movements, ideas, history, and music that makes Capoeira what it is. If you want to find your way into Capoeira, contact us to guide you on those challenging and exciting first steps.
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ABADA-Capoeira Academy
763 Nicholson Street
1 Ferrars Pl
Kids & Adults - Wednesdays
The Associação Brasileira de Apoio e Desenvolvimento da Arte – Capoeira (ABADÁ – Capoeira), in English, translated as “The Brazilian Association for the Support and Development of the Art of Capoeira,” is a nonprofit organisation whose purpose is to spread and support Brazilian culture through the practice of Capoeira.
Mestre Camisa, José Tadeu Carneiro Cardoso, Founding President of ABADÁ-Capoeira and the one who developed our style, is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ABADÁ-Capoeira’s style, standards, and philosophy focus on the idea that anyone can do Capoeira, a tool to empower the individual within a group. Everybody is equal trying to achieve common goals of self-knowledge and development, at the same time spread the knowledge about this Afro-Brazilian art, a symbol of resistance and resilience against injustice.
Any queries about classes, workshops, school incursions, or just about Capoeira.
Our Academy Inauguration Every martial art carries unique elements that make it special. History, traditions, photos, and books preserve the essence of these practices and
Asia-Pacific Games & Australian Capoeira Festival 2024 Welcome everyone to another special moment in the history of ABADA-Capoeira. We will be meeting for the first
Batizado & Troca de Cordas – Grading 2023 One more year has passed since our last Batizado, and one more time, we approach the most
We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of the lands upon which our classes locations are situated, and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We also acknowledge and pay respect to the Ancestors and Elders of the First Nation’s peoples of Brazil as well as the enslaved Africans who were brought to Brazil during the Atlantic slave trade.