Capoeira Orlando

🕷️🎉 It’s official!! We have a new apelido in the house!! 🎉🕷️

We're grateful to have Ar**ha training with us and thrilled to share his capoeira nickname (Ar**ha means “spider” in Portuguese).

It was right after the roda ended and Mestre Folclore uses the new apelido while talking about the game that just happened. It caught everyone's attention and immediately everyone knew.

“Ohhh… yeah. That’s exactly it.”

"So true! He really is spider-like!"

If you watch him play, you can see it too.

It’s not about speed or using his stature to overpower the other person.

It’s something else entirely, and uniquely his own.

His game is strategic, measured, patient.

He’s not chasing any one down, he’s reading the space, drawing you in.

And before you realize it, you’re caught by a kick or elbow you never even saw coming (from a limb you didn't even know he had)!

He waits for the right moment and then seizes it quickly, sharply, unexpectedly.

That’s Ar**ha. 🕷️

We’re proud to have him in the Capoeira Guerreiros family and excited to see his webs continue to grow!

🖤 Help us welcome Ar**ha in the comments!

CM Malandro & CM Nina, podem jogar! 🙌🌀

Two incredible guests. Different styles. Same dedication to the art. We can't wait to share the roda with them on April 18th.

Contramestre Malandro | Terreiro da Lua | Queens, NY
The clever, resourceful player who is always three moves ahead. His game is grounded, beautiful, and uniquely his own. He's part of our extended capoeira family and always ready to give everything he has. ⭐🙏

Contramestra Nina | Volta ao Mundo | Sarasota, FL
Springy, dynamic, and holds her own in any roda. She plays with you — protecting the game, nurturing it, and helping it grow. That's a rare and special quality, and exactly the kind of energy this event is all about. 🌎💛

These two embody exactly what "Se for de paz, pode jogar" is all about, and you DON'T want to miss the chance to be in the room!

Join us Saturday, April 18th! Link in bio for details and guest capoeirista's pre-registration. 👀

Mestre Graveto, pode jogar em Orlando! 🌀😄

We are so excited to welcome Mestre Graveto of Raça em Movimento all the way from Brownsville, Texas to the Capoeira Guerreiros Orlando Batizado & Troca de Cordas 2026!

Some people play capoeira. Mestre Graveto PLAYS capoeira. His game is fluid, creative, and full of surprises, the kind that make the whole roda laugh and gasp at the same time. If you blink, you might miss just how you ended up on the floor.

He brings that same joy to the way he teaches. Capoeira is supposed to be fun, and Mestre Graveto never lets you forget it.

"Se for de paz, pode jogar," and Mestre Graveto is bringing all the peace and all the play. 😄

Join us Saturday, April 18thwith workshops starting at 11am and Batizado starting at 3pm! Link in bio for details and guest capoeirista's pre-registration savings. 👀

Mestra India, pode jogar 4/18! ☀🌙

We are so excited to welcome Mestra India of Sol e Lua all the way from Miami, Florida to this year's batizado!

If you've never seen Mestra India play, you'll see she brings a strong, grounded game that commands the room and claims every inch of the roda. There is nothing passive about her jogo, and as a teacher she carries that same fire. Expect to be challenged. Expect to grow.

Mestra India embodies exactly what "Se for de paz, pode jogar" is all about. She comes with her whole heart, and she plays that way too. 🤍

Bring your best energy on Saturday, April 18th at 3pm!

Link in bio for details with guest capoeirista pre-registration savings, 👀

Mestre Gaivota Pode Jogar! 🎉🌀

When it comes to having a good time, Mestre Gaivota is usually the one leading the way — and we couldn't be more excited to welcome him back! 🎉🌀

But don't let that big smile fool you. Mestre Gaivota brings so much more to this event than good vibes alone.

A mestre in every sense of the word, he is a wealth of capoeira knowledge. Whether you're trying to figure out exactly where your hands go in your meia lua de compasso, or you want to learn about the differences between a charanga and a bateria — he's your guy.

Mestre Gaivota is a proud member of the Capoeira Guerreiros family, representing us out of West Orange, NJ, and this year's theme "Se for de paz, pode jogar," is an extension of who he is.

Join us Saturday, April 18th at 3pm!

Link in bio for details and guest pre-registration. 👀