CDO India Kids Batizado 2015

The annual Capoeira graduation, called Batizado (or “baptism”), is a week-long festival, celebration and testing that also enables visiting international Mestres (masters) and students to connect. Full of energy and emotions, this annual event allows students to come in contact with the many cultural aspects of Capoeira. This ceremony marks the evolution of a Capoeirista via their passage through the various cord (belt) colours. When a student is first baptized in Capoeira, he or she normally receives an a