Instructor Malandro of Capoeira Terreiro da Lua featured in The Red Hook Star-Revue
The Comox Valley Record on the batizado:
The founder of Axé Capoeira — Grão Mestre Barrão — led the evening’s roda, and all guests were formally welcomed.
Any dedicated capoeirista could tell you their personal story about how capoeira has offered them something that nothing else was able to – be it expression, escape, or companionship. However, not everyone can claim to have found the kind of salvation it offers to many boys in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, where a joint effort by UNICEF, the Congolese NGO Concert d’Actions pour Jeunes et Enfants Défavorisés, and the Brazilian Embassy has brought capoeira to…
