Brazil Tour
www.myspace.com/braziltour_salvadorBrazil Tour: Nov 2010 - Feb 2011!! End Nov is Capoeira Events in Arembepe, 1st-7th Jan is IV Lambada Zouk Congress & Feb is CARNIVAL!!9:42 AM Apr 26 view more
Thaissa Luna
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"Thank you for everything during the past two weeks, I have had an amazing time! I have really enjoyed spending time with you guys and all the good people you have introduced me to. It has also been good to experience living somewhere and learn about the culture without just being viewed as a tourist." Eloise Kerr Graduate from Glasgow Art School. Feb 2009.
ABOVE: Capoeira & Dance classes take place in Arembepe's community hut! Intensive Capoeira classes take place on the beach!! Extra £200 for 4 weeks of classes everyday OR £100 for 2 weeks!
ABOVE: Berimbau workshop with Mestre Neneu, son of Mestre Bimba. Salvador, Brasil. A major Abolicao Capoeira Regional event takes place in Arembepe last week in Nov and you can count with the presence of major Capoeira masters and instructors from all over Brazil! Extra £200 covers 1 full week of Capoeira & percussion workshops (includes certificates) plus Batizado, Rodas with various Capoeira Masters including Salario Minimo who was a student of Mestre Bimba, the founder of Capoeira Regional and barbecue party to celebrate!!
Intensive Surfing course - every morning or evening (depending on tide) on the beach!! £200 for 4 weeks, excluding weekends. OR £100 for 2 weeks. Paid in full in advance.
Chance to perform at shows and events with the local Abolicao Capoeira & Dance group and get together every Friday at the main square for Capoeira & Dance Roda & Show!!
People who have come on our tours have really enjoyed the 100% experience in activities such as Capoeira, Afro-Brazilian dance and surfing! As well as the freedom to make friends with the local people, feeling part of the community and just chilling out on the beach! We will introduce you to all our friends and locals there so you soon feel very involved and might not want to leave Arembepe! Capoeira classes take place every Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. Dance classes every Wed afternoon.
DATES TO REMEMBER: 3rd Dec - Dia de Santa Barbara (Iansa, the Goddess of thunders!); New Year's celebrations are on the beaches!! ; 1st full moon of the year (Jan) is Arembepe's beach party with reggae, hip hop & Brazilian music all night long! ; 2nd Feb - Dia de Yemanja (Goddess of the sea)included with our tour is a boat trip with the locals to offer the presents to the sea Goddess! ; Abertura de Verao (summer festivals start in Jen!); Lavagem do Bonfim beginning Jan ; Hippie Festival is a majr reggae festival takes place usually in Jan in Arembepe ; Samba-reggae Band street rehearsals & free live shows take place everyday in Salvador end of the year! ; CARNAVAL will be from 11th Feb to 18th Feb 2010!!! ; Arembepe Carnaval from 25th Feb to 28th Feb(lasts 4 days). IN JUNE a major Festival in the North-East Brazil - Saint John's Day with local dances, food, costumes & Fireworks! NEARBY HOTSPOTS: The Hippie Village, only 10min walk along the beach from Arembepe, is famous ever since the 70s when all the hippies including Janis Joplin used to live there! Its paradise! Other famous beaches around include: Morro de Sao Paulo, Guarajuba, Praia do Forte, Jacuipe, Jaua, Imbacai...the list is neverending!Movies
Arembepe Hotel - Filmed February 2008. Abolicao Capoeira Group on the beach in Arembepe. BELOW: Group Abolicao Roda - Capoeira with fire Arembepe! AUG 2009 BELOW: Group Abolicao Capoeira - SAMBA DE RODA! Arembepe AUG 2009. Abolicao Group celebrate Sao Joao in the community Hall keeping alive culture and roots! Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil. Nov'07..,
Midnite playing at "Festival Internacional de Reggae" in Arembepe! Jan '07 (Random video from youtube) Brazil Tour filming Candomble Ceremony of a family member in Salvador, Dec 2006. Abolicao Capoeira "Roda" in Arembepe community hut, Jan 07. Italian tourists and professional photographers were recording the moment! Abolicao Capoeira Group performing for Dutch visitors in Arembepe's Square, Bahia, Brazil. The Capoeira Samba Dancer! An inspiration to all dancers who are moved by energy!! This is a random youtube video!
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BELOW: NEW FLYER - BRAZIL TRIP 2010-2011.
BELOW: IV Lambada Zouk Congress Jan 2011 Porto Seguro Island Brazil! Come with us nd have the time of your life! Price includes New Year's Eve Festivities, fire works, DJs every night and table with exotic fruit!!
Thaissa from Recife, Director of Eletricat Dance in UK together with Anderson (Mica or Formado Selva) from Arembepe, Director of Group Abolicao Capoeira Scotland, both based in Glasgow have been taking group tours to Arembepe, Bahia, Brazil, a tropical paradise fishermen village in the North-East Brazil since 2005.
The aim is most importantly to make everyone feel at home and experience true Brazil roots! And Arembepe is the perfect spot for that! Still untouched by tourism and with a close knit and friendly community around you should feel really welcome and relaxed! By joining local festivals there such as the Day of the Sea Goddess, Carnival and the regular Capoeira, Dance & Surfing classes you will feel part of the community and have the space and freedom to make friends and meet people!
Once there various trips can be organised to nearby tourist spots, clubs/concerts, resorts, festivals, Dance Congresses/workshops, street Carnivals, including to indigenous villages! Arembepe is 30mins by car/bus from Salvador city, the main tourist spot in the area.
Package prices include classes in Afro-Brazilian Dance and/or Capoeira (optional). Surfing and extra classes in Yoga & Capoeira on the beach can be organised for extra £200 for 4 weeks!! Groups are very mixed and arranged every year during the months from Nov - Feb (Brazilian summer time!). You choose when you're going and for how many weeks you would like to stay for. Package prices are £580 for 4 weeks p/person or £380 for 2 weeks.
Accommodation is a spacious breezy house on 1st floor situated only 4mins walking from beach and right next to the town square where you’ll find the local market, pharmacy, community hut – where classes and shows take place, restaurants/bars, shops, internet café & bank. There are 3 rooms whish can be shared. Extra £40 p/person covers for extras such as the maid who cleans the house, the dishes and washes everyone's clothes everyday! We can also organise your stay in Recife, Pernambuco and we also have a house in Fortaleza. The North-East is the main popular destination in Brazil now! If you are looking to get a real roots experience and learn about our culture come with us and enjoy our beautiful tropical beaches, fantastic weather, delicious food, meeting friendly electric people, street carnivals, music, lots of dance, Capoeira and parties! Come energize for the rest of the year and nourish your soul!!!
For more info, email: eletricat@yahoo.co.uk , call us on Mob: (UK) 07813940220. Axe! (Positive Brazilian energy!) Thaissa & Anderson
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Posted Jun 5 2008 2:10 PM
First off, Arambepe is probably the closest you could hope to get to a tropical paradise - blue skies, blue water, white sand, and deserted beaches lined with coconut trees. It is Mica's family's home town, and everyone knows, likes and respects him, so you are welcomed as a great friend from day one. The capoeira group are especially friendly and keen to involve you in their training, rodas and most importantly, partying. Very little English is spoken, so I'd recommend learning a bit of Portuguese before you go, but everyone is keen to chat and drink with you (whether you understand or not!) and you soon pick up the basics. I absolutely loved my stay and hope to go back one day. So my advice for anyone thinking of going is to do it! And pack enough factor 50 to cover a baby elephant.
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Posted Jun 15 2007 12:29 PM
If you like sun, sea, sand, capoeira (hope I’ve spelt that correctly) and shaking your bom bom, then you MUST go to Brazil/Arembepe….ok, I’ll be serious now! I was one of the lucky members to experience the Brazilian tour that Thaissa had organised in 2005/2006. If you love Capoeira and Samba, then this is an amazing experience for anyone who decides to go. I only took part in the Samba classes whilst I was in Arembepe, however, I did watch the other guys train for the Capoeira and Rodas and it looked amazing but a lot of hard work, and I’m sure after all the sweating, scabby feet and minor injuries – it was all very rewarding. The trip is not only focused on to further your Capoeira skills, but it’s a great place for relaxing and just chilling out. At night, you can see the Milky Way and it’s very convenient for surfing as the beach is literally a stone throw away. …..phew….so much to tell! If anyone wants to ask me any questions, then feel free to do so! Best advice is to go there and experience it yourself but a word of advice – make sure you learn to speak some Portuguese before you go!
Posted Mar 9 2007 3:41 PM