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On the first weekend of november Capoeira Amazonas held their first international capoeira meeting in
association with Cordão de Ouro.
Piu-piu went to to see if the British really drink tea and ofcourse to represent :
Ginga Contemporãnea and O fogo livre da capoeira at the event !!!!
Featured Capoeiristas also attending were :
Contra mestre Guara (Capoeira Angola do Paris)
Contra mestre Vladimir (Capoeira batuque)
Prof. Vó (Capoeira Amazonas)
Prof. Brisa (Capoeira Amazonas)
Prof. Boneco (Cordão de Ouro)
Instr. Papa - Leguas (Cordão de Ouro)
Contra mestre Zangado (Cordão de Ouro)
Prof. Juruna (Capoeira Brazil)
Prof. Dengoso (Capoeira Brazil)
Instr. Sapeca (Capoeira Brazil)
Instr. Faisca (Capoeira Brazil)
Instr. Bem ti ve (Capoeira Brazil)
Graduada Boneca (Capoeira Brazil)
Graduado Bruno (Capoeira Brazil)

Here are some pics of day 2 and 3 of the event :

The Group who did a demo at the Britsch museum on Friday the 2nd.
standing: Piu-piu - Boneca - Bruno - a weird girl - Sapeca - Juruna (looks smaller in real live !) - Dengoso - Confuso - Vó and Brisa
Sitting; Boneco - Fantasma (I think) - Guara - Bom Jesus(I think)


Capoeira de Angola with sapeca and Max !


Confuso (green abada) plays Faisca with a low queixada


Sapeca and Juruna speeding up the game !


Lots of Fun when Piu and Sapeca are together !!!


After the demo came a workshop of Contra Mestre Guara , One of the best Angoleiros I have ever seen !


Iéé , vamos embora !


On Saturday lots of workshops with at the end a marvelous Roda !!!


Vladimir and Dengoso in a tight game !


Faisca throwing a Meia lua at Paulo of Grupo Beribazu !


Afterwards some time to Relax and shoot some pics !!!
Instr. Papa - Leguas , Contra Mestre Guara and Piu-piu


Crazy stuff with the crazy people of capoeira Brazil !!!!
Bem ti ve , Faisca , Piu , Boneca , Juruna and the funny girl who's name I always forget


Vladimir and Dengoso / Boneco , Piu-piu , and the (sad)  funny girl again !!!!



 thanx to all the people who helped to organise the event ( no capoeira without you guys ! )
and  especially to Vó and Brisa and Confuso (who offered us a place to stay !!!!)
Axé a todos !!!!