Mandinga Em Brooklyn 2026

Name: Mandinga Em Brooklyn 2026
Start: 2026-06-04T16:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-07T17:00:00-04:00
Location: The Co-op School - Entrance on Macrus Garvey between Gates & Monroe

Schedule

Thu, 04 Jun, 2026 at 04:30 pm to Sun, 07 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Co-op School - Entrance on Macrus Garvey between Gates & Monroe | Brooklyn, NY

10th Anniversary of Mandinga em Brooklyn, hosted by Contra Mestre Pião of Capoeira Luanda Brooklyn and O Balanço Movement & Arts Inc.
About this Event

**This year MANDINGA EM BROOKLYN celebrates its 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!**

Hosted by Contra Mestre Pião of Capoeira Luanda Brooklyn in partnership with O Balanço Movement & Arts, Inc.

Please note: This event takes place over multiple days and is hosted in multiple locations.

In honor of this milestone, this years theme is: Celebra os Ancestrais (Celebrate the ancestors). Each workshop will be dedicated to a differenct Capoeira Mestre in the respective teacher's lineage.

LOCATIONS:

Thursday: *Free* Raymond Bush Playground. Rain Location - The Co-op School

Friday & Saturday: The Co-op School (644 Gates Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221) 2nd Floor Gymnasium - Entrance on Marcus Garvey between Gates & Monroe

Sunday: *Free* Meatpacking Open Streets - No Alternative Rainy Day Location

EVENT SCHEDULE

Thursday (Free Community Roda)

4:30 to 5:15 - Kids Roda (Adults encouraged to support)

5:30 to 6:30 - Adult Roda

Address: Raymond Bush Playground - 308 Marcus Garvey Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11221

FRIDAY (Workshops + Dinner)

6:00-7:00 pm: Capoeira Workshop w/ Professora Manhosa

7:00-8:00 pm: Afro Dance Workshop w/ Mestre Amen

8:05-9:00 pm: Roda

Dinner together (provided) after the roda

Address: The Co-op School (644 Gates Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221)

SATURDAY (Workshops and Batizado/Graduation)

10:00 - 11:00 am: Kids Capoeira workshop with Mestre Borracha

11:00-12:00: Kids Batizado (Graduation)

12:00 - 12:30pm: Adult Event Launch & Opening Remarks

12:30 - 1:30 pm : Maculelê workshop with Mestra Amazonas of New York City

1:35 - 2:35 pm: Capoeira Workshop Mestre Amen

2:40 - 3:45 pm Capoeira Workshop Mestre Jelon

3:50 - 5:00pm: Batizado & Roda

Address: The Co-op School (644 Gates Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11221)

SUNDAY (Free workshop and street roda in Meatpacking District, NYC)

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm – Capoeira roda - part of Meatpacking District Open Streets Festival

QUESTIONS?

Please let us know if you are traveling from outside of Brooklyn and looking for accomodations - we may be able to help you! The more time you give us, the more likely we may be able to support.

Email us at [email protected]