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Where Movement Becomes Community
Learn Capoeira through music, play, and disciplined training—designed for beginners, kids, and lifelong movers.
Our Story
Capoeira ATL is an Atlanta-based academy dedicated to preserving and teaching Capoeira Regional, the tradition founded by Mestre Bimba in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Our school is part of Filhos de Bimba – Escola de Capoeira, an organization led by Mestre Nenel that maintains the cultural, musical, and educational legacy of Capoeira's African roots.
Here, training goes beyond movement—students learn rhythm, instruments, language, discipline, and a cultural tradition that has shaped communities around the world.
Train With Us
Training at Capoeira ATL blends movement, rhythm, and community in an environment that welcomes all experience levels. Students learn foundational sequences, traditional instruments, and the flow of the game through structured and supportive instruction. Strength, confidence, and coordination develop naturally over time as training becomes a shared experience of music, culture, and personal growth. Whether you are beginning for the first time or returning to deepen your practice, this is the place to start.
Classes We Offer
Little Warriors (ages 5–9)
A playful introduction to capoeira for young children. Students build coordination, musicality, and basic attack and defense skills in a fun, supportive environment that encourages confidence and physical development.
Young Warriors (ages 10–13)
A youth program focused on discipline, body awareness, confidence, and teamwork. Students develop stronger technical skills, musical understanding, and social connection through capoeira’s community-centered training style.
Capoeira Warriors (ages 14+ & Adults)
A supportive class where teens and adults train together, blending movement, strength, rhythm, and cultural learning. Students progress at their own pace while being part of a community that grows and practices together.
Meet The Mestre
Mestre Malandro
Professor Malandro is the lead instructor of Capoeira ATL and a longtime student of Mestre Nenel, the son of Mestre Bimba and founder of Filhos de Bimba – Escola de Capoeira. With nearly three decades of training, research, teaching, and cultural preservation, he brings deep knowledge of Capoeira Regional to Atlanta. His instruction blends movement, music, and tradition with a teaching style that is accessible for beginners and transformative for experienced practitioners.
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