Grupo Capoeira Brasil is an international organization that practices, teaches, and demonstrates the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira. Grupo Capoeira Brasil practices a style of Capoeira known as Capoeira Regional Contemporanea. This style is derived from movements and sequences developed by Mestre Bimba, as well as influences and evolutions of Capoeira from the founding Mestres of Grupo Capoeira Brasil. Capoeira or the Dance of War by Johann Moritz Rugendas, 1825, published 1835 Capoeira (IPA: ) is a Brazilian martial art developed initially by African slaves in Brazil, starting in the colonial period. ... Mestre Bimba (born Manuel dos Reis Machado November 23rd, 1900, Salvador, Brazil - February 15, 1974) was a mestre (a master practitioner) of the Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira. ...

Grupo Capoeira Brasil was founded on January 14, 1989, by Mestres Boneco, Paulinho Sabiá, and Paulão in the city of Rio de Janiero, Brasil. Beyond the founding mestres, Grupo Capoeira Brasil also claim Mestres Suassuna, Itapoan, Peixinho, and the late Ezekiel as "padrinhos", godfathers who added their skill to the emerging dynasty. Today, Grupo Capoeira Brasil had spread internationally, with centers and academies in South Texas, the Midwest, East and West Coasts, as well as Australia, Brasil, Germany, France, and Holland. Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ...

There are four Mestres who currently serve as headmasters of Grupo Capoeira Brasil - the original founding Mestres, and Mestre Jelon Vieira, who was invited later to join. Grupo Capoeira Brasil has also graduated eleven black cords (mestres): Cabeca, Rato, Naval, Indio, Girino, Envergado, Cibriba, Kim, Peixe, Curumim, and Espiga. Jelon Vieira is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Capoeira Foundation and DanceBrazil. ...

Grupo Capoeira Brasil is an international organization, with chapters all over the world.

As part an ongoing disagreement between the founding mestres, Mestre Jelon Vieira and the students under his headmastership separated from Grupo Capoeira Brasil early in 2006. This new group is in the process of organizing, and its first batizados will be held in 2006. No name or logo has been established for this new group. Jelon Vieira is the Founder and Artistic Director of The Capoeira Foundation and DanceBrazil. ...

http://www.mestrejelon.com Mestre Jelon Vieira's official website

http://www.capoeirabrasil.com GCB in Los Angeles, CA (Mestre Boneco)

http://www.capoeirabrasilsandiego.com GCB in San Diego, CA

http://www.capoeiraarizona.com GCB in Phoenix, AZ

http://www.capoeirabrasiltempe.com GCB in Tempe, AZ

http://www.grupocapoeirabrasil.com GCB in Houston, TX

http://www.tibacapoeira.com GCB in New York, NY

http://www.capoeirabrasilfl.com GCB in Gainesville, FL

http://www.capoeiradenver.com GCB in Denver, CO

http://www.capoeiratexas.com GCB in San Antonio, TX

http://www.acrocapoeira.com GCB in Turkey

http://www.capoeirastl.org GCB in St. Louis, MO

http://www.capoeirabrasil.se

http://www.sabiacapoeira.com in New York, NY