News & Announcements
Wedding song for Rinoceronte and Dalila
Rinoceronte and Dalila (习枫 Xí Fèng; 杨絮 Yáng Xù) are a very dear couple to Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai. They are a very special pair of individuals, with broad smiles and great sense of humor who bring axé to every training and roda. They are also very committed and hard-working in their purpose of learning capoeira; Dalila had the Highest Training Attendance Rate of the year 2010!
We are specially grateful to them for their help in promoting and explaining capoeira culture to more and more Chinese people. The group has gladly celebrated their love at their wedding ceremony, which has been a really special ocasion to do a capoeira demonstration for all their family and friends. Soneca has prepared a special wedding roda song for them by gathering all the ideas and best wishes from the group Read the rest of this entry »
Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai 4th Batizado 2011 – Program [+中文]
Batizado Registration Form :: Click here to sign-up! 【中文翻译】
Capoeira Mandinga Shanghai’s 4th annual Batizado and Troca de Cordao will take place on 16th, 17th and 18th of September. Workshops, rodas, performances, party: it’s going to be a massive event!
Special guests:
— Mestre Marcelo Caveirinha, Founder of Capoeira Mandinga
— Mestre Cabello, Capoeira Angola center of Ouroverde Cultural farm
— Contra Mestre Cipó, Capoeira Mandinga Mexico Cuernavaca
— Contra Mestre Espeto, Capoeira Forca da Arte Osaka
Should you have any question, please send an email to capoeirashanghai@yahoo.com
Schedule
Friday 16th of September
- 19:00-20:45 – Workshop at Wushu Center 595 Nanjing Xi Lu 南京西路595号
- 20:45-22:00 — Batizado Roda for Light Green/Half Light Half Dark Gree/Dark Green belt
After class, dinner at OLE Restaurant on Yan’An Xi lu 358 by Nanjing Xi Lu
Saturday 17th of September
- 10:00-12:00 — Workshop at Wushu Center 595 Nanjing Xi Lu 南京西路595号
- 12:00-13:30 — Lunch break

- 13:30-14:30 — Rehearsal for the show
- 15:00-17:00 — Show! Batizado and Troca de Cordao: Sequencias, Capoeira, Maculele, Danca de Coco, Batucada
- 20:00-00:00 — Party at Latina Restaurant –
Special price 180 RMB all you can eat
Xujiahui, Grand Gateway Square, 1 Hongqiao Rd.
Capoeira and Afro Dance Show at 10:00PM

Sunday 18th of September
- 14:00-18:00 — Music and Capoeira Workshop at Wushu Center 595 Nanjing Xi Lu 南京西路595号
- 18:00-19:00 — Roda! at Wushu Center 595 Nanjing Xi Lu 南京西路595号
- 20:00-22:30 — Dinner at Di Shui Dong on Dong Ping Lu n.5 (by Hengshan Lu)
Contact: Diego Guerreiro 13761164307; e-mail: Capoeirashanghai@yahoo.com | www.capoeirashanghai.com
Price:
For Capoeira Mandinga students who will pay the month of September:
- RMB900 early birds (payment before the 31st of August)
- RMB1,000 after the 31st of August
For Capoeira Mandinga students who will not pay the month of September:
- RMB1,000 early birds (payment before the 31st of August)
- RMB1,100 after the 31st of August
Visiting capoeiristas from other groups:
- RMB500 for all the workshops and rodas
- RMB350 for one workshop and rodas
- RMB100 for Sunday roda
Batizado Registration Form
Click here to sign-up!
WORKSHOP WITH CONTRA MESTRE ESPETO (Capoeira Forca da Arte, Osaka) ON JUNE 24th,25th,26th

Workshop Registration Form :: Click here to sign-up!
Schedule [download as PDF]
Friday 24th
- 8:10pm-9:40pm – workshop in our gym
- After dinner at Ole restaurant
Saturday 25th
- 4:00pm-6:00pm – workshop and roda in our gym
- After dinner at Latina in Xujiahui!
Sunday 26th
- 8:10pm – 9:40pm – workshop in our gym
Price:
- 450rmb for all the sessions
- 250rmb for 1 session
On Sunday 26th in case of nice weather there will be a roda at 5:00pm in Zhongshan Park (in case of rain the roda will be cancelled).
Class on the 6th of June
Next Monday 6th of June, for the Dragon Boat Holiday, there will be an open class from 5:00pm to 6:30pm.
Axe’!
外滩画报《巴西战舞Capoeira —— 全身有氧新宠》
文/孙杰 编辑/施薇
身为龙的传人,你当然知道中国有着名扬天下的“功夫”;但是你知道,远在地球另一端的巴西人民也有着他们自己的“功夫”吗?
What
Capoeira(巴西战舞),或称卡波拉、卡普埃拉、卡波卫勒,是一种16世纪由巴西的非裔移民反抗贵族和奴隶主的斗争衍发出来的介于艺术与武术之间的独特舞蹈。虽然其通常以两人一组的方式伴随音乐起舞这点与一般舞蹈雷同,但是它的动作中结合了大量侧空翻、回旋踢以及倒立等武术动作,被认为有极浓厚的战斗用途。而其源远流长,却因为被蓄奴者下令禁止了将近四百年的时间,直到1930年这种非洲传统艺术才得以被合法地教授及练习。现在我们所见的Capoeira多半已经和House结合成一种新式舞蹈。虽然起源于非洲,但这种舞蹈却融入了相当程度巴西原住民的文化特色,因此被认为是巴西最重要的本土文化象征与国技之一。
When
说到Capoeira的推广,电影及娱乐圈起了不小的推波助澜作用。1993年一部美国电影《王牌至尊(Only the Strong)》让Capoeira和武术演员马克·达卡斯考斯在欧美国家家喻户晓,主题歌《Paranaue》和插曲《Zum Zum Zum》更是一度被Capoeira和南美文化爱好者传唱。
此后,Capoeira元素便频繁出现于好莱坞。抛开功夫片不说,在喜剧《拜见岳父大人2》里,达斯丁·霍夫曼就欲用Capoeira与亲家罗伯特·德尼罗单挑,结果却踢中了儿子本·斯蒂勒的鼻子;莫妮卡·贝鲁奇的丈夫文森·卡塞尔在影片《12罗汉》中也是运用Capoeira巧妙地穿过了移动式防盗红外网,比起当年凯瑟琳·泽塔琼斯在《偷天陷阱》用芭蕾通过固定红外线更多了几分动感和幽默。
New venue and schedule!
Starting from May 2nd, our classes will take place in a gym in Yan’An Xi Road n.358 (延安西路358号3楼), 3rd floor, near Nan Jing Xi Lu (between Nan Jing Xi lu and Zhenning Lu). It’s 15 minutes walking from Jing’An Temple Subway station: exit 1, walk on the underpass to Nan Jing Xi lu and then walk until you get to Yan’An Xi lu.
The map is here: http://www.byjjudo.com/contact.html
We will have one extra class on Friday evening
New Schedule (starting from May 2011):
- Monday- 20:10-21:40 Intermediate Class
- Tuesday- 20:10-21:40 Beginner Class
- Wednesday- 20:10-21:40 Intermediate Class
- Thursday- 20:10-21:40 Beginner Class
- Friday- 20:10-21:40 Beginner Class
- Saturday- 16:00-18:00 Open Class and Roda
Capoeira Trip to Hangzhou [videos]
3 videos (20min / 6 min and 6 min) of our Sunday roda in Hangzhou. Including Magia’s Bday roda.
Enjoy
Virtual.
New location and schedule!
From the 1st of April to the 30th of April, our temporary gym will be at the following address:
AnHua Road n.500, 2Floor (near Kaixuan Lu). (安化路500号,二楼)
Subway: Zhongshan Park (line 2,3,4), exit n.7. It’s just 5 minutes walking
The new schedule will be the following:
Monday: 21:10-22:15 Intermediate class
Tuesday: 20:30-22:00 Beginner class
Wednesday: 20:30-22:00 Intermediate class
Thursday: 20:30-22:00 Beginner class
Saturday: 16:00-18:00 Open class and roda
WORKSHOP WITH IDO PORTAL IN SHANGHAI! 【中文】
Ido Portal will come to Shanghai for a weekend workshop on March 26 and 27!! For a description of his workshops please click here.

The schedule for the workshops will be the following:
Saturday March 26
- 11:00am-13:00: equilibrium workshop
- 16:00 – 18:30: floreio workshop
- 18:30-19:15: capoeira roda (for capoeira students)
Sunday March 27
- 11:00am-13:00: equilibrium workshop
- 16:00 – 18:30: floreio workshop
Location:
Shanghai Ballet, 3rd Floor. Hongqiao Lu n.1650, by Shuicheng Lu. 3 minutes walking from Shuicheng lu Station, Line 10. By Bus: n.925 or n.911
The price is the following:
- 180rmb for one session;
- 500rmb for 4 sessions
If you can attend the workshop please register online here!
Thank you!
For further information send an e-mail to capoeirashanghai@yahoo.com or contact Diego at 13761164307
Brazilian Carnival at Bar Rouge this Saturday
On the the same day of the Brazilian Carnival…. We will celebrate it as well !!!
When it’s winter – cold and grey and our mood is getting low, there is one place where the sun shines, and the world’s most colorful get underway.
Samba dancers, Capoera Capirinha and the most popular Brazilian songs followed by the most famous house Brazilian remixes!
The place is Brazil and the party is Carnival.Who doesn’t dream of going there?? “Sambando in Ipanema” (Trying to dance the samba
) drinking caipirinha…well close your eyes and imagine being there…open them now and read:
March 5th Bar rouge will host the biggest Brazilian Carnival that Shanghai has ever seen:
Samba dancers, live performers, Bossanova and lots of happy music!
So prepare your costume and your smile and be ready to join the brazilian community…
FREE ENTRANCE UNTIL 12 WITH THE PASSWORD MANDINGA












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