https://www.capoeiranewsonline.com/categories/interviews/ Recent content in Interviews on Capoeira News Online Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Capoeira Online, LLC Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:26:46 +0000 https://www.capoeiranewsonline.com/post/2017-10-17-capoeira-on-tlc-cake-boss/ Tue, 17 Oct 2017 22:26:46 +0000 https://www.capoeiranewsonline.com/post/2017-10-17-capoeira-on-tlc-cake-boss/ Who would have thought? Capoeira on Cake Boss? As any capoeirista who is trying to grow their group can attest to, getting exposure for capoeira is of paramount importance. When the Afro-Brazilian Cultural Center of NJ and Capoeira Guerreiros was featured on national TV on TLC’s Cake Boss (Series 8, Episode 21), we had to speak with Contra-Mestre (CM) Gaivota. Congratulations on being on Cake Boss! When was this footage taken? https://www.capoeiranewsonline.com/capoeira-me-chama-video-and-interview-with-carlos-melcon-a-k-a-prancha/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 13:40:54 +0000 https://www.capoeiranewsonline.com/capoeira-me-chama-video-and-interview-with-carlos-melcon-a-k-a-prancha/ Capoeira News Online recently spoke to Carlos Melcon, a.k.a. Prancha, of Capoeira Malês in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Prancha reached out to us to share his short film Capoeira me Chama and we were anxious to learn more about him and his video! Enjoy. Tell us about yourself, as a capoeirista and videographer. My name is Carlos Melcon, and my apelido is Prancha, what means surfboard in Portuguese. You know they usually give you the apelido based on one of your characteristics. https://www.capoeiranewsonline.com/exclusive-contra-mestre-baianos-capoeira-journey-and-vision-for-its-leaders/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:00:04 +0000 https://www.capoeiranewsonline.com/exclusive-contra-mestre-baianos-capoeira-journey-and-vision-for-its-leaders/ NEW HOPE, Pa. — Amidst the sudden rain downpour, I sat beside Kasey Sanders, also known as Contra-Mestre Baiano, in the Capoeira Morro Verde barn to learn about his capoeira journey. Without knowing him, I assumed he was a native Bahian—as his name indicates—but I was soon to find out his path was a lot more interesting than I imagined. CM Baiano hails from Asbury Park, NJ and was first introduced to a style of training in 1992 by a friend, Craig Vega, who was well-versed in African martial arts (Kiungo Cha Mkono, “Shackled Hands”).