Founded in 1991, Gingarte Capoeira has grown into a thriving community of over 100 students and performers, many of whom have been with the school for over a decade. The focal point of our activity is the Gingarte Academy located at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N. Gingarte has also established satellite classes at other locations around the city, such as Red Clay Dance Company on the So
uth Side of Chicago. Gingarte trains and practices under the tutelage of Mestra Marisa Cordeiro, who ranks among the highest female capoeiristas in the United States. Born in Curvelo, Brazil, she is a student of Mestre Suassuna and trained at the prestigious Cordão de Ouro Capoeira Academy in São Paulo with other top masters such as Mestre Canguru and Mestre Urubu Malandro. She is well respected both in the U.S. and Brazil as a pioneer for women in capoeira. We also have a performance ensemble, Gingarte Capoeira, a group well known throughout Chicago for our lively shows and demonstrations of capoeira, as well as other African-Brazilian cultural dances. We are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, dedicated to preserving the cultural significance of capoeira by promoting the art form of capoeira through workshops and performances, and educating the community by making capoeira accessible to a broad spectrum of people.
