Fortunate 2013!

Year 2013 was loaded with work that continued the idea of “Gingando para a Cidadania”. Members of Ginga Brasil Association worked hard all of the year and their efforts were awarded with two events.

In June group organized fourth edition of “Gingando para a Cidadania” event. This time it was supervised by special guest – Mestre Eduardo Negão. His presence enhanced the quality of the event and his teachings influenced all of participants.

Mestre Eduardo Negão and Contra-Mestre Bola

Event had two parts – first took place in Lisbon and second was in Peniche. In both places participants had the opportunity to train with great Capoeira teachers, to play a lot during rodas and also some of them changed their gradation. This event was more like an internal fete of the group and the closeness of masters and professors allowed participants to fully take advantage of event and improve their Capoeira skills.

4th edition of "Gingando para a Cidadania"

Second event – “Toca a Gingar” was organized with financial support from EU program Youth in Action and took place in Lisbon at the end of September. This was a quite multicultural meeting – project gathered people from Brazil, Estonia, France, Netherlands, Poland and of course Portugal.

Participants of "Toca a Gingar" project in front of headquarters of Ginga Brasil Association

Despite the fact that the name differed, this meeting fully realized the idea of “doing ginga for citizenship”. Participants not only exchanged experience through Capoeira movements (vamos começar a brincadeira, brincadeira da rasteira J ),  but also gained a lot of knowledge thanks to various classes, seminars and group discussions.

"Toca a Gingar" participants during the lecture on spirituality within Capoeira

During this time all of us had again the opportunity to draw on the experience of Mestre Eduardo Negão and many other great teachers. And furthermore association members shared with all of the visitors their know-how about organizing projects and using Capoeira as a social tool. It was a great time as well as the rest of the year – all that gave us motivation for more hard work in current year!