About FICA Oakland - FICA - OAKLAND

Mission:
FICA / ICAF (Fundação Internacional de Capoeira Angola / International Capoeira Angola Foundation) is an organization with the sole purpose of preserving and maintaining what is known as Capoeira Angola through the specific lineages of the following Grand Masters: Mestre Pastinha, Mestre João Grande, Mestre Moraes, and Mestre Jurandir.The Oakland chapter for the organization is a singular non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization under the leadership of Mestra Andrea, along with Contra Mestra Maya and Treinels Sher and Jaga.

Vision:
FICA Oakland envisions a Bay Area where the ancestral cultural art form of Capoeira Angola is shared, respected and preserved while simultaneously nurturing a community of Alameda County residents that thrives through historically and culturally relevant artistic practices.

Mestre
Jurandir

Mestra Andrea

Contra Mestra
Maya

Treinel
Sher

Treinel
Jaga

HISTORY OF THE GROUP
CODE OF ETHICS

FICA Oakland celebrated its 25th anniversary in September 2024 with the event:
Growth, Recognition, Axé; celebrating 25 years of FICA Oakland