Mestre Marcelo Angola California Tour 2025
August 6th-11th
Save the Dates!
-Wednesday August 6th 7pm
Host: Ilê Axé Capoeira
Location:
Lake Merritt Dance Center
200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610
-Thursday August 7th 6:30pm
Host: Capoeira Angola Palmares
Location:
The San Francisco Capoeira Academy
1425 Bush St. San Francisco, Ca 94109
-Friday August 8th 7pm
Host: CAF & Capoeira Batuque Daly City
Location:
Casa de Cultura at the Capoeira Arts Foundation Building
1901 San Pablo Ave. Berkeley Ca 94010
-Saturday August 9th 2pm
Host: CAF & Dança de Mandinga-
Location:
Casa de Cultura at the Capoeira Arts Foundation Building
1901 San Pablo Ave. Berkeley Ca 94010
-Sunday August 10th 1:30pm
Host: Capoeira Batuque
Location:
Evolution Studios
10816 Burbank Blvd North Hollywood Ca 91601
-Monday August 11th 6pm
Host: Capoeira Batuque
Location:
Brasil Brasil Cultural Center
12453 Washington Blvd Los Angeles 90066
About Mestre Marcelo Angola
Mestre Marcelo Angola, Luiz Marcelo Santos Moraes, was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He began practicing Capoeira Angola in August 1985, at Mestre Curio’s school located in Pelourinho, Salvador, Bahia. Pelourinho is the cradle and center of the Capoeira Angola world. Mestre Marcelo Angola received the title of trenel (trainer) in 1990; afterwards,in 1994, was named Contra-mestre; and finally, in 1999, he was recognized as Mestre.
Mestre Marcelo Angola, founded the Centro Cultural de Capoeira Angoleiros do Mar with its central base located at Barra Grande, in the island of Itaparica, Bahia, Brazil. He works with Capoeira Angola to preserve the values and traditional fundamentals of Capoeira Angola, both within and outside Brazil, giving priority always to the artistic and cultural aspects without compromising its characteristics.
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