Capoeira Batizado: Our Annual Festival and Belt Grading Ceremony
Once a year, we turn the Roda into a full-scale celebration. Join our Batizado for workshops, guest instructors, and the ceremony where students earn their new belts.
Our annual Capoeira Batizado is coming! This poster gives you a glimpse of what to expect: rodas, workshops, handstand training, samba sessions, and amazing community energy. Mark your calendars for our biggest event of the year.
The countdown is on for our Capoeira Batizado in Bengaluru. This is our first-ever belt grading ceremony in the city, packed with workshops, music, and rodas led by incredible guest teachers.
We are excited to announce our guest teachers for the upcoming Batizado 2025. This event will feature workshops on everything from handstands to music, bringing together a diverse group of talented instructors.
A look at the final roda from our Batizado 2025, where senior students lead the bateria and teachers engage in incredible games. It’s a moment of shared respect and inspiration.
This isn't just practice. It’s presence, people, and power. A moment of connection and play between two capoeiristas during our Batizado event, surrounded by the energy of the roda.
Highlights from our Batizado, where the energy is always electric. You can see the dynamic exchange of movements, from powerful kicks to graceful escapes, all driven by the live music of the bateria.
The energy of a Batizado workshop is unmatched. Here, a large group learns a sequence together, moving in unison to the rhythm. It's a powerful demonstration of our collective spirit.
A still from a Batizado workshop, capturing the focused intensity of our students as they practice their ginga. Everyone is in the zone, learning and moving together.
More highlights from our Batizado 2025. The event is filled with workshops and rodas, creating an atmosphere of high energy and shared passion for Capoeira.
A glimpse into the roda at our Batizado event. This is where students get to play with experienced practitioners and teachers, testing their skills in a supportive and energetic circle.
About The Batizado Festival: Our Biggest Celebration
A Batizado is not just a show. It is the moment when students demonstrate the training and discipline they have built throughout the year. It is a traditional rite of passage where you receive your corda (belt), play with visiting instructors, and experience the full energy of our community in one circle.
This is where the magic happens. A Batizado is a cornerstone of Capoeira culture, a ceremony where students are officially welcomed into the community and progress in rank. Think of it as our graduation day, but with a lot more music and movement. We host this event annually, bringing in guest Mestres and senior instructors from across India and Brazil, which gives you a rare chance to train with some of the best practitioners in the world.
Over the three-day festival, you will dive into intensive workshops. We cover everything from complex acrobatics and partner flows to percussion rhythm sessions for the Berimbau, Atabaque, and Pandeiro. It is an immersive experience. You do not need to be an expert to attend. Whether you are coming to receive your first belt or simply to soak in the energy, the Batizado is open to everyone. It is about the shared rhythm, the challenge of the game, and the connection we build through Afro-Brazilian art.
Capoeira Academy
We are the team behind Capoeira Academy. We have been living and breathing this art for years, and our Batizado is our favorite way to show what our tribe is all about. It is loud, it is rhythmic, and it is where strangers truly turn into family.
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