Capoeira
berimbau de oro schiedam
Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines music and movement. It is suitable for all ages and abilities. Develop your flexibility, strength and musicality through this unique art.
Weekly training sessions in Schiedam – sign up for a free trial class today!
About the teacher
In capoeira, everyone calls me Muralha (great wall) because I always try to be firm at all moments in my life. This nickname carries the strength of a 25-year journey of absolute dedication to capoeira.
My story started in Brazil, when I was just 5 years old. That was where I took my first steps and understood that this would be my path. I trained intensely until I was 16, absorbing the teachings of my masters and strengthening my foundation.
At 16 years old, destiny brought me to the Netherlands. In my luggage, I brought my greatest treasure: my passion for our art. I kept training hard, evolving, and keeping the flame of our culture alive here in Europe.
Today, at 30 years old, I celebrate this quarter-century journey. Throughout these years, I have dived deep into the fundamentals of Regional and Contemporary Capoeira, but my heart and my personal style are increasingly focused on the rhythm, respect, and foundations of Capoeira de Angola.
Here in the Netherlands, I feel immense joy in being able to pass on everything I have lived, teaching everyone from 8-year-old children to adults over 60. No matter the age or the starting point, I am ready to help everyone find their own path within our art.
Welcome to our quilombo!
Professor Muralha - 25 years of capoeira
my vision
To me, capoeira is one, shaped by two forces that complete each other: Capoeira de Angola, the heritage of Vicente Ferreira Pastinha (Mestre Pastinha), and Capoeira Regional, created by Manoel dos Reis Machado (Mestre Bimba). One would not exist without the other; they embrace and are fully present in my life and my training.
My vision within the art is based on pure balance:
Capoeira de Angola: It is the deep connection with the other player. A studied, strategic game—a true mathematics of timing, sweeps, and awareness.
Capoeira Regional: It is the explosion, the combat, the defense, and the plasticity of dynamic movements.
It was through the teachings of Mestre Liminha that I learned that true capoeira lies in the balance of playing high and low (em cima e embaixo). I do not limit myself to being only Angola or only Regional; my personal style seeks this unity. Under the command of the Berimbau de Ouro, Mestre Sydney, and Mestre Juba de Leão, capoeira high and low happens in everything the instrument plays: if the music calls for speed, we play fast; if it calls for patience, we play slow.
This is my understanding and what I hold as my foundation.
Axé!
weekly training
Wednesdays
19:00-21:00
Gymzal Warmoezenierspad, Schiedam
For adults and children (8 years old +).
COST
Monthly subscription: €35
Individual classes: €10
First class is free!