Pedro Hagen Pimentel

Capoeiraschool Berimbau de Ouro is a capoeira school offering classes and cultural activities in and around Rotterdam. Capoeira combines martial arts, dance, music and acrobatics, with roots among enslaved people in Brazil. The school welcomes children and adults and provides regular lessons at several Rotterdam locations. Classes introduce students to movement, self-expression, music and the shared capoeira game, or roda, where participants play together in a circle.

Alongside lessons, the school works with Kriya Família to deliver workshops and performances for festivals, schools, businesses and other groups. Activities can include capoeira and percussion, with participants encouraged to move, sing, clap and try instruments and basic attack and defence movements. The school also offers the option of combining a capoeira show with a Brazilian music performance.

Kriya Família shares Brazilian music and dance, including capoeira, samba, maculelê, forró, baião and maracatu. Its performances and workshops are designed to involve audiences of different ages. Together, the school and the family offer an engaging introduction to Brazilian movement, rhythm and culture.