ABADA Capoeira’s president is Mestre Camisa (Jose Tadeu Carneiro Cardoso). Mestre Camisa felt the need to give a family-like structure to so many people who had left behind their cities and their friends and families and moved to Rio to dedicate themselves to Capoeira. http://www.abadacapoeira-uk.com/camisa/index.htm

The latter was the main impetus for the creation of a new organization that would, in 1988, become ABADÁ-Capoeira (Associação Brasileira de Apoio e Desenvolvimento da Arte-Capoeira - Brazilian Association for the Support and Development of the Art of Capoeira).
Today, ABADÁ-Capoeira, with over 40,000 members, is the largest Capoeira association in the world. Represented in all the states of brazil and in more than 23 coutries around the world.
http://www.abadacapoeira-uk.com/abada/index.htm

Abada Capoeira is a non-profit group whose main objective is to promote capoeira and Brazilian culture, and to use it as an important vehicle and example for social integration and individual growth. It's part of out philosophy to present our culture to all social groups and classes, and by doing so, we hope to keep our roots alive and flourishing.

The UK branch of this organization was formed by Graduado Manjerico in January 2003. Manjerico ( Nelio P. Rodrigues) teaches Capoeira since the year of 1999 being a member of the Abada -Capoeira since 1997, and is a fully recognized teacher (Graduado level) of the same institution. Since then Manjerico has been teaching children, youth and adults taking part in several social projects (involving capoeira, theatre and dance) such as teaching special needs and refugees groups. Also developed a collaboration with PARA ACTIVE (Physical theatre group) participating as a performer and teacher in the amazing ZOO OID Fight night Experience.

Since January 2003 ABADA-Capoeira UK as grown, and we now have regular classes in East, West and Central London and a constantly number of growing associates in the UK. We last performed at :

Latin America 2 East London Festival (July 2004)
The Big Youth Festival of Theatre in Chingford
The Olympic Relay, London (June 2004)
“Conflictions” East London Youth Festival (April 2004)
On the past year and a half we have organized two events :
Capoeira Summer Meeting (july 2003)
ABADA Capoeira International Festival (April 2004)
Organised the 1st International Festival of Abada-Capoeira gathering participants from
Germany, Spain, Portugal and Brazil. The event included Capoeira workshops, the
Students’ Graduation ceremony and it was sponsored by the Brazilian embassy.

Language skills- English ( fluent), Spanish and Portuguese.

Graduado Manjerico, Abada-Capoeira WORK EXPERIENCE • January 2003 – present Capoeira Teacher at: L.A Fitness Wardolf Hotel (Central London) Portobello Green Fitness Club (Notting Hill) Sarah Bonnel School (Stratford)

• June 2004 The Olympic Relay, London
The Abada-Capoeira –UK group was invited to perform at the arrival of the torchbearer in
the Olympic Relay events in Brixton, South London.

• May 2004 – present St Francis College, Latimer Rd, London.
Teaching Capoeira to children 8-10 years old

• April 2004 Sarah Bonnel School & Stratford Circus, East London
Organised the 1st International Festival of Abada-Capoeira gathering participants from
Germany, Spain, Portugal and Brazil. The event included Capoeira workshops, the
Students’ Graduation ceremony and it was sponsored by the Brazilian embassy.

• April 2004 “Conflictions” East London Youth Festival
Invited to conduct Capoeira workshops to groups of refugees and the general public.

• April 2004 ‘Para-Active’ Physical Theatre Group, Stratford Circus
Capoeira Teacher and Performer in the “Zoo-Oid Fight Night Experience”, a play
exploring the relationship between theatre and martial arts.

• Jan 2001 – Dec 2002 Capoeira Teacher at:
Abada-Capoeira Academy, Porto, Portugal
Reebok Training Centre, Porto, Portugal
Ballet - Dance Theatre School, Porto, Portugal
Attitude - Fitness Gym, Porto, Portugal

• Sept 1999 – Dec 2000 St Antonio College, Porto, Portugal
Teaching movement expression and Capoeira as part of a multi-purpose training course.

• Sept 1999 – Dec 2000 Soares Dos Reis School, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Teacher of the infant theatre group.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• December 2002 Abada-Capoeira Worldwide Organisation
Selected as the 1st and only teacher to represent Abada-Capoeira (Brazilian Association
for the support and development of the Art of Capoeira) in London, UK.

• March 2002 Abada-Capoeira training Centre, Porto, Portugal
Graduated with the Blue belt, the 1st level of teaching in the Abada-Capoeira grading
system.

• April 2002 Abada-Capoeira European Games, Gothenburg, Sweden
Vice champion in the category of graduated students.

• October 2000 Abada-Capoeira, Rio de Janeiro & Sao Paulo, Brazil
Capoeira training course with Master Camisa.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Sept 1999 – June 2002 Porto University, Portugal
BA (Hons) Philosophy

• Sept 1998 – June 1999 Cerco do Porto, Portugal
O-Level Equivalent Division of Humanities (Grade: 14 out of 20)

• Sept 1998 – June 1999 Ginasiano Dance School, Vila Nova De Gaia,Portugal
Certificate in Artistic Formation and Social Interpretation
Subjects included: Classical Ballet / Contemporary Dance / Corporeal Expression / Drama
Expression Applied to Dance / Pilates / Music.

OTHER SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Languages: Portuguese mother tongue, Fluent English and Spanish, Conversational
French and German.

• Computer Literacy: Microsoft office / E-mail / Internet Explorer

INTERESTS AND HOBBIES

• African Music & Culture • Biomechanics
• European Cinema • Cycling
• Physical & Dance Theatre • Travel

Forthcoming performances

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