Philosophy / Ideology
A little bit about his history
Afro Ritmo
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A little bit of the history
History of instruments
Song lyrics
"a fitinha do senhor do bonfim"
The group Afro Ritmo in the world
The
group Afro Ritmo was founded in 2009 by Mestre Gil. His
intention was and is to spread capoeira around Europe, in simple
ways and everywhere with a huge amount of respect for each and
everyone. Mestre Gil believes that capoeira cannot be divided or
split into different pieces as if it were a cake, by claiming
that there are different styles or modes of capoeira. Capoeira
is for everyone, each Mestre/a plays and teaches according to
his/her very own methodology, ideology and philosophy. 
Afro Ritmo was founded by Mestre Gil for the better
understanding for those who practise and love the art. Mestre
Gil does not want his students to adhere to the name of the
group, Afro Ritmo, with any sort of fanatism. The name of the
group should rather be understood as merely the address of your
house, or simply as your reference where you train and who is
your Mestre. A little bit about his history
Mestre Gil was born in 1970 in a small village with about 70
thousand inhabitants, known as ITABERABA, in a very dry area in
Bahia/Brazil. Mestre Gil's history in capoeira began when he was
only 7 years old, directly in the school which he attended.
Since then he has never stopped training nor studying the
African culture. When he was 17 years old he moved to São Paulo
to study and to work and moreover to find better living
conditions. 
Mestre Gil uses his proper name of his group
"Afro Ritmo", but he never forgets or ignores the roots where he
came from and that shaped him as a capoeirista. With only six
years existence, the group Afro Ritmo already has affiliations
in six other countries. System of the belts Afro Ritmo
STAGES
09-stage: intermediate belt 
01-STAGE - Beginner. The student who
begins with capoeira doesn't use a belt. Only after he/she has
learned the basic steps of capoeira he/she will receive the
first belt within a great ceremony that is called the batizado.
02-STAGE - In that stage the student
receives the first belt. The ceremony in which the student will
receive the belt is called batizado, and from there on your
journey in the world of capoeira begins. 
03-STAGE - In that stage the student
who has already received the first belt will get the
intermediate one in case he/she has not yet successfully
completed the essential training that is necessary for the green
and yellow belt.
04-STAGE - The student has already
managed to complete the part of his/her journey to receive the
green and yellow belt. In front of him/her, he/she has got a
path full of learning as well as expectations in order to
achieve the next belt. 
05-STAGE - In that stage the student
also receives the intermediate belt, which is the preparation
for one of the most important belts that will follow.
06-STAGE - The student receives the
yellow belt. This stage is one of the most important stages as
here we will know whether the student is going to continue with
his/her journey with capoeira or not. This is because the yellow
belt demands a lot of training not only in the physical aspect
but also psychologically. This is because you have already been
a certain time within capoeira, and this stage is also very
complicated because it is the period of time in which your
character within capoeira will be determined. That stage demands
the capacity of control, discipline and seriousness in terms of
your behaviour, movements that you are already able to
perform with your practice of capoeira. 
07-STAGE - Once more, this is a stage
in which the student gets the intermediate belt as the following
one, in that stage your apprenticeship of capoeira will be a bit
more strict. 
08-STAGE - In that stage the student gets
the yellow and blue belt. As the yellow belt, that belt is one
of the belts which demands a lot of the student. With his/her
practice since the green belt the student needs to have control
over all his/her actions where the capacity of understanding
will be enhanced. It is the simplicity that makes a good
capoeirista. 
09-STAGE - Once more, this is a stage
in which the student gets the intermediate belt, that
intermediate belt provides the necessary preparation for
the following belt for you. Good luck. Boa sorte.
10-STAGE - Dies ist die Phase, in der
der/die Schüler/in die blaue Kordel erhält. Mit dieser Kordel
ist er/sie bereit, die Position als Ausbilder/in zu übernehmen.
Er/sie wird mit dem Training, der Ausbildung und der mentalen
und körperlichen Entwicklung fortfahren. Ausserdem besteht die
Notwendigkeit, anderen und sich selbst hilfsbereit und nützlich
gegenüber zu stehen.
11-STAGE - That stage is strongly
anticipated of the student who started without a belt and who
has gone along the long journey of apprenticeship, also with a
lot of difficulties. He/she has passed through all the stages
and is now, with enhanced emotions, at the maximum and thus
he/she receives the so eagerly awaited green, yellow and blue
belt. That is the stage of your formation, in which you will be
apprenticed as a professor of capoeira. There you can never
forget the roots of your apprenticeship, in that level my friend
you will gain the necessity, the more so with each day, to not
only advance the balance in your game but also improve your
emotions and strengthen your ego every moment more, all of which
was formed with loads of fondness, sweat and wisdom. Moreover,
you should always seek the balance of the possible disbalance. 
12-STAGE -In that stage you receive
the green, yellow, blue and white belt. With that belt, you have
the title "Contra Mestre/a". In that stage it is allowed that
you express your very own opinion clearly and that you even
debate with your Mestre/a about various topics or questions. But
you may never forget your outright respect for your Mestre/a as
it was him/her who educated and instructed you with all his/her
fondness along your way. Your Mestre/a is like your
father/mother who is always there to help and direct you towards
the good things and to correct you not only within capoeira but
also in life as such. Because after such a long time together
you are more than simply a disciple for your Mestre/a, you are a
friend, a brother/sister, a son/daughter. That is one of the
most important things which you can never forget when you talk
with your Mestre/a about an idea that is different to his/hers.
Also, now you begin your journey to be able to be a Mestre/a
yourself.
13-STAGE - That is the stage in which,
after that long way on your journey, you receive the white and
green belt, together with the title "Mestre/a" of the first
level. In that stage, your necessities and your responsibilities
as a capoeirista are enhanced and multiplied. You cannot forget
your obligation as a cultural educator, that is one of the
fundamental issues that can never be left behind. From here on,
you seek for something much greater. You always try to improve
as a person and evolve every time a bit more. Don't behave like
so many others, never create a barrier in your mind, thinking
that once you have achieved the Mestre/a title, you can use the
power that you have now for your very own advantage, and
therefore creating uncomfortable situations for persons who
admire you and believe in your work and in you as a person.
14-STAGE - In that stage you receive
the yellow and white belt, and the title of a Mestre/a of the
second level. Each time you are more and more focused on
instructing other people who are beginning in the world of
capoeira. You reasonably inform other people who already do
capoeira about that culture with its magical and admirable
aspects. Since your formation you have discovered yourself every
time a bit more as a capoeirista, whereas along your path you
have never forgotten that in the stage which you are in, there
is no space for arrogance. In all the stages that have been
mentioned so far, nothing has been said about the studies and
researches about culture, since that comes along with your
apprenticeship. After some time you feel the necessity to study
more and more about the history and the origins (of capoeira). 
15-STAGE - In that stage the reception
of another belt takes place. The blue and white belt give you
the title of Mestre/a of the third level. The thoughts and
expectations are a bit more concrete, many of them become much
more precise and your responsibilities increase as well, not
only with your students but also with the balance of all the
things that make a capoeirista. 
16-STAGE - This belt represents the
highest level of capoeira. On that level, you become an absolute
Mestre/a of this wonderful art which also has the goal as well
as the name of "the art of making friends". You should remember
this very well as this has been a part of your journey and your
apprenticeship since your very first day within the capoeira. CLASSES SALZBURG - Adults
Adults
Children
For children and teenagers from 6 to 15 years beginners and
advanced 10-lesson introductory package
For all newbies who want to get a taste
first, we have just the thing! Contact of the groups, Mestres, Professores and Instrutores
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A little bit about the history of capoeira
Already in the 16th century about 1500 million Africans were
brutally captured and shipped to Brazil. With their arrival the
history of the country was significantly altered. Initially, the
enslaved Africans worked on the sugar cane plantations, and
later on also in the mines or in other sectors. Although the
Africans were captured and transferred to another continent
entirely against their will, their inherent culture, their
experiences of their former life and with that, a deep-rooted
notion of liberty that never vanished, not even there on the
land that is marked with the horrors of slavery. However, that
specific culture has certainly never been represented in
schools, books or in museums. But it was guarded in the people's
mind, in the historical memory and has been passed on each
decade from generation to generation. Its manifestation took
place through music, dance, food, philosophy and religion. Thus,
when you profoundly study the history of Brazil, from the 16th
century onwards, you will discover the present vast expression
of black culture of the black community. The origin of the term
"capoeira" derives, as the majority of ethnologists believe,
from the language of the indigenous people of Brazil, named
"tupiguarani". "Caa" means "forest", and "puera" "was forest",
or "forest that has been cut down". They explain that when the
slaves tried to flee from the plantations, they escaped into the
forest, into the "capoeira". It is estimated that capoeira came
up approximately around 1600, but it is not for certain whether
it really started in the senzalas (big building in which the
slaves were kept) or the quilombos (far away and hidden place in
the woods where the slaves who managed to escape united
themselves). It was inside the senzalas where the slaves had
their rare moments free from work, and it was then when they
practised capoeira. However, in order to disguise the fight
which they were actually practicing, they created the
combination of kicks primarily with their legs with the
so-called ginga (the basic step of capoeira) as well as with the
music. Thereby the masters thought the slaves were harmlessly
dancing (and not practising a martial art).A little bit about the history of the berimbau
People say that the berimbau is an instrument originally from
Africa. It is an instrument that is traditionally used within
capoeira to mark the rhythm of the game. In Brazil the berimbau
is also known under a lot of different names, such as: RUCUNGO,
URUCURGO, ORUCUNGO, ORICUNGO, URICUNGO, RUCUNGO, RICUNGO,
BERIMBAU DE BARRIGA, GOBO, MARIMBAU, BUCUMBUMBA, BUCUMBUNGA,
GUNGA, MACUNGO, MATUNGO, MUTUNGO, ARICONGO, ARCO MUSICAL and
RUCUMBO. However, it is generally known as the berimbau. In the
south of Mozambique the berimbau is traditionally referred to as
the Xitende and in Angola it is called Hungo or M`bolumbumba. In
earlier times, the berimbau was also used by salespersons to
raise attention of the people, and some people say that in the
beginning, the berimbau was only accompanied by clapping, and
sometimes by a drum. There are a lot of stories and myths around
the early use of the berimbau, but none of them are for certain.
Later on the berimbau was introduced within capoeira (by the
capoeiristas themselves). Today the berimbau is the great star
in the roda of capoeira as it is the instrument which initiates
the rhythm of the game. The berimbau consists of a bow made of
wood (vara) and a thin steel string that is fixed on both ends
of the bow. The gourd (cabaca), which is a dried and hollowed
out pumpkin-like fruit and on one side opened, is attached to
the side of the bow where the string is tightened (whereas the
string is wrapped around on the other end of the wood, in order
to achieve the perfect tension of the instrument) and serves
like a resonator. To play the berimbau a dobrao (a little stone
or a medallion of approximately 2, 5 centimetres, the size also
depends on who is playing), a baqueta (little stick which
creates the sound when it gets struck against the string) as
well as a caxixi (a rattle which is in the same hand as the
baqueta to accompany the sound it creates or to make it sound
mellower, dependent on who is playing) are needed. A little bit about the atabaque
The term "atabaque" is originally Arabic. Researchers claim that it is actually a very ancient Arabic instrument. However, the instrument was widely spread around Africa. It is likely that the atabaque came to Brazil through the Portuguese in order to use it at celebrations or religious processions. That's one of the many stories about the atabaque.Here you can find a few songlyrics. Enjoy the practice!
A FORCA DO JEQUITIBA - SONG LYRICS
01 >> A lua clareou no ceu (Autor Mestre Gil)THE "FITINHA DO SENHOR DO BONFIM"
How to use the Fitinha do Senhor do Bonfim?
Traditionally, when we receive or aquire a fitinha, we wear it
on the wrist. Tie three knots and make your wish. The wish only
comes true if the fitinha falls off by itself, without you using
force or cutting it off. Many take their fitinhas to be blessed
in the Church of Senhor do Bonfim. In addition to its initial
meaning and use, the fitinha is nowdays printed on handbags,
sarongs, t-shirts, drinking glasses, mugs and any other sort of
souvenir. Fitas do Senhor do Bonfim...
