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ABOUT MESTRE BOM JESUS
Bom Jesus was born in Bom Jesus City, ES, Brazil, where his interest in capoeira began at the age of ten. He began his formal training under Mestre Capixaba. After years of training he opened his own school in Vilha Velha, Brazil, where he taught for five years. In 1991 he decided to come to the United States to teach capoeira. He soon became a member of Dance Brazil by invitation from Mestre Jelon Vieira, with whom he toured internationally for a number of years. He has also been teaching in New York City since that time. He also gives regular workshops at Yale university in New Haven, CT. He opened the Capoeira Performance Arts Center in October of 2002.  In 2005, Bom Jesus was promoted to Mestre.

ABOUT MESTRE ARIRANHA
Ariranha was born in Vitoria where he began training capoeira at a very young age.  Eventually he found Mestre Capixaba, whom he began formally training under since.  Ariranha trained and taught capoeira in Brazil until the mid 1990's when he move to Santa Cruz to open classes there.  After successfully establishing a group there for many years he moved to Westerchester, NY in 2003.  Since then he has begun building a group and name for himself there.  Ariranha is author to many famous capoeira songs and is a master musician.  In 2005, Ariranha was also promoted to Mestre.

ABOUT MESTRE CARIOCA
Carioca was born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and began playing capoeira at age 12.  Carioca trained in Bom Jesus and Vila Velha, Brazil with his first teacher, Bom Jesus.  When Bom Jesus left for the United States, Carioca Carioca then went to Vitoria to train under the very skilled and respected Mestre Capixaba of the ABADA-Capoeira group. Carioca started teaching Capoeira in 1990.  In 1997 Carioca moved to Texas to begin teaching Capoeira to troubled youths.  In 1998, on invitation from Bom Jesus, Carioca then moved to NY where he has been teaching and performing since.  In 2007, Carioca was promoted to red cord, by Mestre Capixaba.

ABOUT INSTRUTOR QUEIXO
Queixo began training Tae Kwon Do as a child, earning his black belt by age 16.  He began training capoeira in NYC with Mestre Bom Jesus in 1998.   His formation as a capoeirista has taken him on multiple trips to Brazil and throughout the United States.  In 2003, Mestre Bom Jesus graduated Queixo to Blue Cord, a Graduated Student.  In 2004, Queixo and his wife Linda moved to Charleston, South Carolina and started the State's first Capoeira Group.   In 2006, Queixo received his Green Cord from Mestre Bom Jesus.  Since moving to Charleston, Queixo has hosted 5 successful batizado events.   In 2009,  Queixo was promoted to Purple cord(Intrutor) by Mestre Bom Jesus.

 ABOUT CAPOEIRA CHARLESTON

Capoeira Charleston is the first capoeira group in Charleston , South Carolina.  Class began in January 2005, and the classes have grown to 40+ members.  Capoeira Charleston is dedicated to introducing and spreading Capoeira, and Brazilian culture to the Charleston area.  The group is headed by Instrutor Queixo, a graduated student of Mestre Bom Jesus. The group is active in the community, giving free class in the College of Charleston and has participated in multiple free workshops for youths at the St. Matthew's outreach program.  The group has also performed for the 2006 Spoleto Festival.  Capoeira Charleston is available for demonstrations and shows including capoeira, maculele and samba.