Senzala

Centro Cultural Senzala was founded by Mestre Peixinho – Marcelo Guimarães ( Prof. ) and is part of Grupo Senzala.

As it’s home at Rio de Janeiro Brazil, and it’s represented all around the world.Grupo Senzala was created in early sixties. It as grown chasing perfection by contacting other capoeiristas and through intensive training while looking for knowledge with the old Mestres, spending several periods of time in Salvador, Bahia.
In 1967, while looking for new experiences, the group participated in the tournament “Birimbau de Ouro”. By surprise, they won the tournament, in all categories, and kept winning the next following years. With this, not only they gained maturity, but obtained National respect in Brazil. Later the group as spread, with it’s members teaching in different institutions, universities, academies, sort clubs, and gathering for the formation of new “Mestres” and the graduation of students.
Actually, it is represented in all Brazil and many other countries and despite of having thousands of students during this period, it as formed not more than 15 to 20 “Mestres”.
It is this demanding for quality and high technical level, along with the dedication and consciousness of the true historical values of Capoeira that as kept the name “Senzala” as high reference in Brazil and all over the world.

Kulturföreningen Senzala IF

Lillhagsvägen 22, 124 71 Bandhagen Tel.- 0046 (0)76 20 44 037 E post - senzala@spray.se Org. nr 898 908047

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