Aldeia Capoeira

Foundation - Roots - Philosophy - Graduation System - Teachers


Foundation of the group

Aldeia Capoeira is a capoeira group that was founded in 2001 by Mestre Araminho and students.
The name Aldeia actually means settlement. It's a word used to describe the smaller villages in Brazil.
The name was chosen because when the group was founded it was of a way smaller size than the biggest capoeira groups of the world.

Aldeia is also an acronym for the words: Arte (Art), Luta (Fight), Dança (Dance), Esporte (Sport) Instrumento (Instruments), Alegria (Joy)

Words that describe capoeira since they are all part of it. The capoeira style of Aldeia is a mixture of different influences. The founder Mestre Araminho has been part of the big capoeira groups Senzala and Abadá for years. These groups have left their mark on the style of our group.

 


The Roots of Mestre Araminho


The Philosophy of Aldeia Capoeira

The philosophy of Aldeia Capoeira embodies the promotion and integration of capoeira into our whole society, passing on fundaments and the roots of capoeira and at the same time striving for variation and innovation on all parts of capoeira like trainingmethods, technique, combat, acrobatics and music.

The Graduation System of Aldeia Capoeira

 

Corda
Color
  
Title
         
Crua       Beginner
Crua Amarelo       Beginner
Amarelo       Student
Amarelo-Laranja       Student
Laranja       Student
Laranja-Azul       Student
Azul       Graduated Student
Azul-Verde       Graduated Student
Verde       Instructor
Verde-Roxa       Instructor
Roxa       Professor
Roxa-Marrom       Professor
Marrom       Mestrando / Contra-Mestre
Vermelha       Master


Color Symbolizing Description Philosophy
     
Crua

 Color of the Moon The beginner still is in darkness and has little vision of what capoeira is, but the first ray of light is visable.
Amarelo
 The Rising Sun The beginning of the beginning.
An acquaintance with many aspects of capoeira.
Laranja
 The Descending Sun The ending of the beginning.
Further expansion of the aspects of capoeira.
Azul
 The Sea The understanding of the vastness of the aspects of capoeira. To posses the minimum of knowledge and skill to be able to pass on capoeira.
Verde
 The Chameleon Exploring and adapting to the capoeira world. A strong expansion of the repertoire of each of the aspects of capoeira.
Roxa
 Fruit of the Earth The many years of capoeira bare their fruits in terms of students, events, connections, knowledge and capoeira material
Marrom
 Tree of the Earth The many years of capoeira result in a more stable position and in having students who also give lessons (fruits of the earth)
Vermelha
 Blood, Sweat and Tears Having dedicated a large part of his life to capoeira, being one with her aspects through profound insight based on analyses. Having accepted the life task of
preserving and developing capoeira, conquering the challenges for capoeiras in life.

 

The Teachers that give lessons within the Aldeia Capoeira Group


Mestre Araminho
(Marcos Aurelio Alves Furtado) - 11-04-1967 - Fortaleza - Ceará
Corda: Vermelha (Red)

Started capoeira in 1981 with Mestre João Baiano and his students. Went to train with Mestre Squisito afterwards. When this Mestre moved away, Araminho afiliated with Mestre Paulão Ceará (a professor of the group Senzala Capoeira at the time) and started giving lessons mid eighties.
He received the graduation corda roxa in the Senzala group in 1988. When professor Paulão left Senzala, Araminho affiliated himself to the group of the former teacher of professor Paulão: Abada Capoeira of Mestre Camisa, in 1989. He participated over ten years in this group. In 1995 he came to Holland to develop capoeira there. In 2001 he created his own group: Aldeia Capoeira, together with his students in the Netherlands. In 2008 he received the master graduation by Mestre Squisito, one of his former masters and the one who gave him his nickname 'Araminho' which means iron wire, due to his strenght and flexibility in his youth.

Well known for his transformations and diversity in the game of capoeira. Has still met quite few of the old capoeira masters like: Mestre Waldemar, Mestre Canjiquinha, Mestre Caiçara, Mestre Gato Preto and others. He was one of the pioneers in games full of acrobatics, in Fortaleza in the eighties. Next to having a lot of experience in practicing and teaching capoeira he has also build a reputation within the musical side of capoeira, developping himself into a good instrument maker, especially caxixis.
Currently teaches in the West of Rotterdam.

 

  

Professor Beto
(Alberto Lubrano Pires)
Corda: Roxa

Started capoeira in 1996 with Mestre Araminho (still an instructor of Abadá Capoeira at the time).
Received the graduation corda azul (blue) in 1999 and began giving lessons at his own location in the same year.
Participated in the european championships of Abada capoeira. During the second European championship he won first price for the category Benguela (one of the rhythms of capoeira with it's own characteristics that developed during time) He is the oldest and highest graduated student of Mestre Araminho in the Netherlands.

Known for his fine technique of the basics, analytic capacity and understanding of the game of capoeira.
Also his capacity to be able create a game with nearly everyone and his speed with turning kicks and sweeps are some of his capoeira qualities.
Currently teaches in the South of Rotterdam - Dordrecht - Spijkernisse

 

  

Instrutor Rouxinol
(Jeroen Verheul) - 28-04-1983 - Rotterdam
Corda: Verde-Roxa

Started capoeira in 1998 with Mestre Araminho (who was still an instructor of the group Abada Capoeira then.) Received the graduation corda azul in 2001. Started in 2005 with giving lessons at the sportsbuilding of the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Author of various songs, articles and books about capoeira and related aspects. Has been traveling to Brasil 4 times, each time at least 2 months, training and researching capoeira. Owner of an extensive capoeira archive.

Known for his love for the musical side of capoeira and his interest in the history and the capoeira world. A critical person about capoeira traditions, technique, music and common ethics and knowledge that he deems are important when practising and transmitting capoeira. On a non-stop search for capoeira innovations and material like techniques, trainingmethods, literature and music. Researches the development of capoeira and it's facets in the twentieth century as a fortification of his reference points while transmitting capoeira.
Currently teaches in the East and West of Rotterdam.

 

  

Graduado Beriba
Carlo van Vliet
Corda: Azul-Verde

Started capoeira in 2001 with Professor Beto (back then a graduado). Received the graduation corda azul in 2006.
Started giving lessons in 2006 on an own location.
Manages the website www.capoeira.nl of the Aldeia Capoeira groep.

Known for his friendly and spontaneous character within capoeira. Also known for his enthousiasm during the game. One of the most technical students of Professor Beto, conserning the basics.

 

  

Graduado Feijão
Urley Lopez
Corda: Azul-Verde

Started capoeira in 2002 with Professor Beto and Instrutor Rouxinol (Instrutor and graduado at the time) who gave lessons in the absence of Mestre Araminho. He continued his growth with Mestre Araminho of whom he received the graduation corda azul in 2007. Started in 2007 with lessons on his own location.
Currently teaches in Schiedam

 

 

Graduado Caco
Luiz Bernardo Moreira Santos
Corda: Azul

Started capoeira in 2001 with Bolo Doido a capoeira teacher from Bahia. When this teacher left Rotterdam in 2001, he joined Aldeia Capoeira and started training with Mestre Araminho (instrutor at that time). He received the graduation corda azul in 2009 and has been giving lessons on his own location since the end of 2008.

Well known for his friendly nature and maintaining contacts with many capoeira groups, he regularly travels around visiting capoeira events.
Currently teaches in Gouda