Academia de Capoeira Angola 1o de Maio

Mestre Roxinho playing with Jerin, student of Mestre Francisco 45 

(known as Mestre Bigo) during Mestre Virgilio's anniversary in

Fazenda Grande do Retiro in Salvador, Bahia

Jogo Mestre Augusto e Mestre Roxinho

Game between Mestre Augusto and Mestre Roxinho 

during the First Youth Encounter of Capoeira Angola in Sydney

Saudoso Mestre Paulo dos Anjos

Mestre Paulo dos Anjos  

15th August 1936 - 26th March 1999

Mestre Paulo dos Anjos

I met Mestre Paulo dos Anjos for the first time in 1981 when he invited Mestre Virgilio to organise a joint event in Kilometro 17, Itapoa. Starting from that moment until two years before his death in 1999, I had the pleasure to meet Mestre Paulo dos Anjos weekly and even to do a few classes with him when he came to visit Mestre Virgilio's academy.

Mestre Paulo dos Anjos was the first person to call me Roxinho and I always had admiration for him, especially for his way of singing that transmitted a strong message and I found that beautiful. The meia lua de costa was one of the movements I practiced for a long time inspired by Mestre Paulo dos Anjos, because I thought he did it with a particular charm.


Mestre Paulo dos Anjos had a great influence on my formation as a capoeirista and one thing I sometimes miss in a Roda of capoeira today is meeting people like him, because he would tell a fellow capoeirista in a very straight but always respectful way if they needed to improve their behaviour and go back to learn more with their Mestre.

We always need to keep the memory of capoeirstas like Mestre Paulo dos Anjos alive and be careful with what we transmit and the way in which we develop inside Capoeira to show our respect to the elder Mestres.

"We need to do Capoeira, 
there are more educated people practicing Capoeira than soccer,
Capoeira is not like most of what you see around today
Capoeira is something good,
it's beautiful"

Mestre Paulo dos Anjos   

NZ Easter Encounter 2011

 From the 21st to the 25th of April 2011 Capoeira Mandinga Aotearoa welcomes everyone for 4 days of Capoeira Angola with workshops, Rodas and hot pools. 

 

The Invited Mestres are: 

Mestre Jogo de Dentro and Mestre Roxinho 

hosted by Mestre Brabo. 

Don’t miss this opportunity of enjoying Capoeira Angola in the beauty of New Zealand and help support the Capoeira Angola in this region!

 

For more info go to:

http://www.capoeira.org.nz/events/easter-encounter-2011/

From the 2010 Capoeira Angola Encounter Australia

Ferrugem and Jesus playing during the 4th Capoeira Angola Encounter Australia

with Mestre Augusto, Mestre Jogo de Dentro and Mestre Roxinho