Members of Capoeira Luanda at an event in Harlem, NYC.

Members of Capoeira Luanda at an event in Harlem, NYC.

 
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Founded by Mestre Jelon Vieira in 2007, Capoeira Luanda is an organization that practices, teaches, and preserves the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira. Capoeira Luanda practices a style of Capoeira known as Capoeira Regional Contemporânea.

Today, Capoeira Luanda has groups training in more than 10 academies across the United States and more than 10 countries world-wide, including New York, California, Texas, Massachusetts, Australia, Brazil, Germany, Spain, France, Peru, Colombia, Italy, and Turkey.