Welcome to Grupo Axé Capoeira - Atlantic City, New Jersey, under the supervision of Mestre Boi. We are South Jersey's first capoeira group at the shore. Please enjoy your stay! Classes are now forming city wide at various locations.

Grupo Axé Capoeira began in Recife in 1982. It was founded by Marcos da Silva, Mestre Barrão, who was born in the port city of Recife, on the North East coast of Brazil. Recife is renowned for its Brazilian music and dance, and its long Capoeira tradition.

Today, as Canada's first academy of Capoeira, the Group continues to rise as one of the world's leading Capoeira organizations. Backed by worldwide releases of four albums of music on CD, the video release of the 2000 International Encounter and the Performance video for the release of the Axé Capoeira Volume IV CD, enrollment continues to steadily increase with over 8000 students from all over the world.

Grupo Axé Capoeira continues to travel around the world and participate in competitions and has participated in the 2001 International Capoeira Competition in Argentina. Furthermore, Grupo Axé Capoeira is renowned as a traveling group which promotes the history, music, art, and culture of Brazil in interactive and educational demonstrations.