The NAU Capoeira Club and the Centro Capoeira Angola OuroVerde Flagstaff are excited to invite all NAU students and Flagstaff community members to attend a traditional Capoeira Angola Roda (circle). Come experience the sights and sounds of Brazil!

Capoeira Angola is an African-Brazilian cultural art form that combines and draws elements from dance, martial arts, acrobatics, ritual, and music. It is a game where a "Capoeirista" or "Angoleiro" uses agility and technique to maneuver a fellow player into a defenseless position, making them open to a headbutt, kick or sweep. Players can only place hands, head and feet on the floor. Usually, there is no contact from strikes as it is understood that an implied strike is more admirable especially if an opponent has been obviously manipulated into a position that is not defensible. The strikes, evasions, and counter-strikes are woven together with acrobatic and dance maneuvers during the course of a game, and the freedom to improvise and create openings keeps Capoeira Angola's fluid and often unpredictable.

Capoeira Angola is practiced in what we call the "Roda" where all the people in presence are participating in some shape or form. There are the two players who are engaging in the game, there are the eight music players who hold and play the different instruments, and there are the people in the circle who watch the game, sing, and at times clap. People in the Roda exchange roles frequently and fluidly so everyone has to practice all the elements of the art.

Samba De Roda is another African-Brazilian cultural expression of samba dance preformed to precussion instruments. The Samba De Roda circle will be held right after the Capoeira Angola Roda. This will be your opportunity to jump in and do some Samba dancing. 

This event will be led by the world renowned Capoeira Angola master, Mestre Cabello of the Centro Capoeira Angola OuroVerde Serra Grande, Bahia, Brazil. This event is made possible through the NAU Student Activity Council funding and is organized by the NAU Capoeira Club and Centro Capoeira Angola OuroVerde Flagstaff.