ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco

ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco has served as a community resource since 1991, provided arts education programs, dynamic cultural festivals and performances, and daily classes in martial arts, dance, and music. By exploring creative ways of sharing the dynamic aspects of capoeira and related arts, ACSF remains a pioneering force in the preservation and development of Brazilian arts.

ABADÁ-Capoeira San Francisco shares name and philosophy with the international ABADÁ-Capoeira organization, which was founded in 1988 by Mestre Camisa (José Tadeu Carneiro Cardoso) and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ABADÁ is an acronym—ABADÁ-Capoeira, translated into English, stands for “Brazilian Association for the Support and Development of the Art of Capoeira.”