ABADA Capoeira

ABADÁ Capoeira is the foremost authority and the largest Capoeira entity in the world. As an international organization of over 60,000 members, ABADA Capoeira was founded in 1988 by world renown Master, Mestre Camisa, and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The letters ABADÁ-Capoeira are an acronym for Associação Brasileira de Apoio e Desenvolvimento da Arte Capoeira or the Brazilian Association for the Support and Development of the Art of Capoeira.

Mestre Camisa is one of the most prominent figures in the Capoeira world today, having developed his own philosophy and methodology by following the innovative concepts of his teacher, the great Master of Capoeira Regional, Mestre Bimba. Mestre Camisa's work does not only focuses on the rich traditions and teachings from the past, but goes further by evolving Capoeira and adapting the art form to the world of today. ABADÁ Capoeira not only strives to maintain the highest quality of Capoeira, but also to raise awareness of Brazil and its rich culture by organizing and participating in social campaigns that reach all sectors of the community in and out of Brazil.

The organization is driven by the life-long commitments of Mestre Camisa, his brother Grão Mestre Camisa Roxa, and all the Mestres and Mestrandos/as of the ABADÁ Capoeira family. Today, ABADÁ-Capoeira is the largest and most successful Capoeira organization in the world and is represented in all the states of Brazil and in 40 countries including Angola, Israel, Japan, Tahiti, Morocco, Spain, France, Italy, England, Belgium, Holland, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Portugal, Poland, Russia, Mexico, and the USA.