A Capoeira lifestyle
My name is Andre Amado and I’m known in Capoeira as Professor Massapê. Capoeira is a Afro Brazilian art form; a mix of Martial arts, Music, Dance, Acrobatics, Culture and Portuguese Language. I’m students of the pioneer of Capoeira in the USA, Master Jelon Vieira, with over 50 years on this art form. I’ve been practicing this art since 1993 and teaching since 1999 and since the beginning I had interest on teaching for kids and adults alike. During my bachelors years in psychology (concluded in 2005 at PUC-Rio de Janeiro- Brazil) I studied extensively Capoeira and its relation with human development, for kids and adults, and under a lot of different perspectives: psychologically, developmentally, socially, and culturally, as well as a sport form and more... I have taught regular classes and workshops in many different venues, private gyms, schools, after schools, universities and over a few different countries: Brazil, New Zealand, USA and Mexico.