Mestre Val founded the group in 1983 in Salvador, and christened it the ‘Associação de Capoeira Filhos da Bahia’ after coming back from a trip to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In naming the group, he wanted to honour the name of his birth state “Bahia” and as he also wanted to represent all his brothers, friends and even his master, who grew up as children in Bahia, he came up with Filhos da Bahia (sons of Bahia).
Filhos da Bahia is represented in Brazil by Mestre Alfredo’s main school (Jequie, Bahia) and in Korea and Australia by Mestre Val ( Melbourne) and Contra-Mestre Nei Boa Morte (Sydney). Across the branches in Brazil, Korea and Australia (NSW, Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria) the group consists of over 2.000 members.
People all over the world are discovering the rich cultural, social, energetic and personal experience that Capoeira has to offer. Filhos da Bahia is dedicated to sharing this experience with as many people as possible with the aim of presenting and teaching Capoeira and its various elements in a professional and accurate manner.
Capoeira is over 400 years old, and as with many ancient practices is handed down from generation to generation meaning there is a danger of this practice losing its essence through dilution. Mestre Val Boa Morte is committed to preserving and sharing this amazing and complex culture and energy with over 24 years of experience training, teaching and performing Capoeira all over the world.
In the last 10 years here in Australia, Filhos da Bahia Capoeira Group has being promoting a lot of great Capoeira events. With the presence of Great Capoeirista (Mestres, Professores and Students)
Filhos da Bahia represents love, honour and respect. Each of these values are instilled into our students, so that they may become better practitioners of this art form and above all, better people, allowing them personal growth. With an attitude of this sort, it is no wonder why we are Australia’s premier Capoeira Academy. Both Val and Nei Boa Morte are well known in Capoeira around the world for their skills, grace and agility in Capoeira, dance, music and aerial acrobatics. Training with Filhos da Bahia ensures that you receive professional Capoeira tuition from some of the best Capoeira practitioners in the world.
We offer you comfortable and modern training facilities within a fun and energetic environment. Come and see why more students decide to learn Capoeira with Filhos da Bahia than any other academy. And the best part of it is; you will have fun along the way.
ENERGIA DA BAHIA!!!
