Regular Class Times

Eugene

Core Star Cultural Center
439 W 2nd
Eugene, Oregon 97401

Adults

  • Tuesday

    8:45- 10:00pm

  • Saturday(adults)

    3:00pm - 5:00pm

Children

  • Saturday

  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Portland

The Lotus Seed
6 NE Tillamook St.
Portland, Oregon 97212

Adults

  • Tuesday & Wednesday & Friday
    7:30 - 9:30pm
  • Friday class is open to children and adults for an open roda
  • families, partners, friends and other capoeira groups are encouraged to attend

Children

  • Monday & Weds 4-5:30pm

Eugene Capoeira

Come Find us at Core Star Cultural Center.

3951045466_20a420d7baimg_1413Come experience capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art blending dance, acrobatics, and song. Participants in capoeira play each other in pairs in a circle, or roda, accompanied by instruments such as the berimbau, an Afro-Brazilian musical bow. Playing capoeira in the roda expresses a dynamic principle of axé, or life force, derived from the Yoruba people of Nigeria. Rooted in the heritage of the African diaspora, capoeira began as a way for Brazilian slaves to maintain elements of their traditions and cultures.

Capoeira Eugene is a branch of CTE Capoeiragem, under the leadership of Contra-Mestre Dilaho. Contra-Mestre Dilaho is from Bahia, Brazil, and has been teaching capoeira for the past 16 years. In Bahia, he is affiliated with CTE Capoeiragem, which seeks to preserve the art of capoeira, and to spread Afro-Brazilian art and culture in Brazil and throughout the world. Capoeira Eugene trains three times a week at the Core Star Center. For more information, please see our contact page.