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Come 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.