Capoeira Mestre Caxias

 Caxias (AKA  Alex Filadelfo) Has been playing capoeira for over 30years. As youngster, he played capoeira in the streets of Rio de Janeiro  he was inspired by mestres Lencinho, Meia Noite e Branca de Neve. well before beginning a 12 years period training with mestre bodinho where he got his blue cord in 1987 (foto).  In 1988 to 1989 Caxias start training under mestre Boneco at the Espaco Vital, that time was the transition from Group Senzala to Group Capoeira Brasil. The Group Capoeira Brasil was found  on feb 14 of 1989. In november of 1992, Caxias and six others capoeiristas from rio de Janeiro and Bahia traveled to Puerto Rico with grupo Plataforma to perform in San Juan. (foto)After spend 8 months in PR in June of 1993 Caxias moved to New york  where he opened the first capoeira Brasil school in USA. June of  1994, Caxias with mestre Jelom Viera did a event celebrating 20^th Aniversary of capoeira in USA. Caxias and Mestre Jelom Vieira founder of the capoeira foundation brought to the event importants names in capoeira Mestres Jao grande, Jao Pequeno, Ezequil, Suasuna, Acordeon, Mestre Itapoa,  Mestre Boneco, Marcelo Caveirinha, and others.

That was the open door, since then Mestre Caxias is doing once or two times a year a capoeira batizado where he brings to New York Mestres and capoeiristas from all over the world.

 He brought from Grupo Senzala, Gato, Peixinho, Ramos, toni Vargas, Elias, Feijao, Nestor Capoeira

Grupo Cordao de Ouro suasuna, Espiro Mirim. Mestres Suinno, Dionisio,  Acordeon, Paulao do Ceara, Zebrinha, Rato, Paulinho Sabia, Mao Branca, and many young capoeiristas.

 Caxias received the black cord the highiest in the group capoeira Brasil in july 2008 in Rio de Janeiro   in the presence of well know capoeira mestres from all around the world.

 Caxias opened the door for capoeiristas whom come to east cost of USA and  in just few yars his original class of six have expanded to nearly hundred students he started capoeira Brasil groups base in New York and branches in several U.S A States, North Carolina, Arizona, Virginia Beach VA, Chicago,   Natal, RN Brasil and in Ponce Puerto Rico.

Mestre Caxias over 30 years of experience include teaching workshops and residency in the world’s leading universities. New York University, Princeton University NJ, Duke university NC, Yale University CT, Denison University OH, Lincoln University Nebraska, Long Island University LI and others. Presenting seminars and talks at many international fitness and cultural conferences, and the production of over 15 international Capoeira festivals. Caxias was a arts guest with several dance company in USA  and Brasil. Dance Brasil, Baile folklorico da Bahia, Plataforma, Oba Oba. Today he supervises graduated instructors with programs in South, North America and Puerto Rico.

“Capeora luta de bailados

Danca de gladiadores”

Dias Gomes.