CAPOEIRA BERIBAZU AUSTRALIAWe're an incorporated not-for-profit association created to teach and disseminate the Afro-Brazilian art-form of Capoeira. We're a part of Group Beribazu, founded in Brazil in 1972.
Our group started its activities in Australia in 2011 where it is represented by our Group Beribazu qualified instructors, Contra-Mestre Pequeno (Paulo Vinicius), Professora Déia (Andréia), and Monitor Papagaio. Their work is supervised by Mestre Falcão, who is based in Brazil but travels to Brisbane frequently to attend gradings and share his knowledge with our group here. We're a Bronze Member of Martial Arts Australia, which is the Peak Industry Body that supports martial arts instructors and schools in Australia. 
BRONZE MEMBER
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INSTRUCTORS IN BRISBANE - AUSTRALIAContramestre Pequeno (Paulo Vinicius's Capoeira nickname) is a qualified Capoeira Instructor from Group Beribazu.
He started playing capoeira in 1997 in Florianópolis, Brazil, with Mestre Falcão. Despite always being Falcão's student, Pequeno is also very thankful to Jordan Passos (Dan) with whom he trained and learned a lot. |
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Professora Deia (Andreia Virmond's Capoeira nickname) is a qualified Capoeira Instructor from Group Beribazu. She started capoeira in 2002, under the guidance of Mestre Falcao.
She is Blue Card and First Aid certified and dedicated to continuously learning about best practices in the teaching of Capoeira as a means to enhance ones psycho, motor and social skills development. |
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Monitor Papagaio (Michael's Capoeira nickname) is a qualified Capoeira Instructor from Group Beribazu. He started practicing capoeira in 2007, in Cebu City, Philippines. In 2009, he joined Sinha Bahia de Capoeira under the teaching of Contramestre Lobo and Mestre Torpedo, when he earned his first belt.
In 2015, he started training with Contramestre Pequeno and Professora Deia, after moving to Brisbane, and earned his second teaching belt as Monitor in 2022. |
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Estágiaria Gordura (Basia's Capoeira nickname) is a qualified Capoeira Instructor from Group Beribazu. She started capoeira journey in Krakow, Poland, in 2008 with Mestre Sem Memoria from the UNICAR Group. Her dedication led her to Brazil, where she trained with Profesor Tiririca, Mestre Zambi, and Profesor Barbicha.
Having already achieved the graduada level in Poland, in 2018, Gordura came to Australia , and started training with Contramestre Pequeno, Professora Deia, and Monitor Papagaio at Beribazu. In 2022, she decided to officially join Beribazu, earning the Beribazu graduada belt on that year. In 2024, she received the Estágiria teacher grading. |
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HISTORY OF GROUP BERIBAZU
Group Beribazu was created in August 11, 1972 in Brasília, the capital of Brazil, by Mestre Zulu. It follows the ideology that capoeira should always be intimately connected to its cultural roots, aiming at the development of the practiser not only from a body and fight activity but also from the musical, historical and cultural perspectives.
Following the motto "Arte-Luta" (Art-Fight), Group Beribazu seeks to overcome the division between Capoeira Angola and Capoeira Regional, trying to promote capoeira comprehensively, by respecting, acknowledging, and playing all of its facets.
Since its start in Brasília, the group has grown and can now be found all over Brazil. And starting from the beginning of the 1990's, it has expanded its activities to several countries such as Argentina, Poland, Italy, United States, Switzerland, and more recently (since 2011) Australia. In total, the group currently has over 200 capoeira teachers, among mestres, contra-mestres, instrutores, monitores and estagiários.
The Statute that guides the group can be found here (in Portuguese).
Following the motto "Arte-Luta" (Art-Fight), Group Beribazu seeks to overcome the division between Capoeira Angola and Capoeira Regional, trying to promote capoeira comprehensively, by respecting, acknowledging, and playing all of its facets.
Since its start in Brasília, the group has grown and can now be found all over Brazil. And starting from the beginning of the 1990's, it has expanded its activities to several countries such as Argentina, Poland, Italy, United States, Switzerland, and more recently (since 2011) Australia. In total, the group currently has over 200 capoeira teachers, among mestres, contra-mestres, instrutores, monitores and estagiários.
The Statute that guides the group can be found here (in Portuguese).
BERIBAZU'S GRADING SYSTEM
The "cordas" (belts) in Group Beribazu are divided as follows:
STUDENT CORDAS
STUDENT CORDAS
TEACHER/MESTRE CORDAS
"Beribazu Australia, led by Instrutor Pequeno, is a great avenue to be physically fit, learn Capoeira and the Brazilian culture and gain new friends! You will never feel out of place with the gang!"
- Michael Papagaio, Aug 2017.