Contra Mestre Andrea
Contra Mestra Andrea is the current leader of the Fica Oakland.
She was born in Belo Horizonte (BH) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. She began practicing capoeira in 1992 with Mestre Primo of Grupo Iuna in BH. In 1994, she joined GCAP following Mestre Silvinho since she had him as her reference in Capoeira Angola and since then, she had been training with Mestre Silvinho in Belo Horizonte. Mestre Jurandir was the leader of the GCAP group at that time. She supported FICA in BH through her participation in conferences, encounters and workshops with various Mestres from Brazil.
In 2003, she was given the title of Treinel by Mestres Cobra Mansa, Jurandir and Valmir, and in the same year moved to Oakland to train and to teach with the group. She has since traveled to teach workshops in other FICA groups in the U.S. with her 2 sons.
She was given the title of Contra Mestra at the FICA International Conference in 2011 in Salvador, Bahia.
In March 2022, FICA Oakland celebrated her 30 year anniversary in Capoeira Angola.
She was born in Belo Horizonte (BH) in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. She began practicing capoeira in 1992 with Mestre Primo of Grupo Iuna in BH. In 1994, she joined GCAP following Mestre Silvinho since she had him as her reference in Capoeira Angola and since then, she had been training with Mestre Silvinho in Belo Horizonte. Mestre Jurandir was the leader of the GCAP group at that time. She supported FICA in BH through her participation in conferences, encounters and workshops with various Mestres from Brazil.
In 2003, she was given the title of Treinel by Mestres Cobra Mansa, Jurandir and Valmir, and in the same year moved to Oakland to train and to teach with the group. She has since traveled to teach workshops in other FICA groups in the U.S. with her 2 sons.
She was given the title of Contra Mestra at the FICA International Conference in 2011 in Salvador, Bahia.
In March 2022, FICA Oakland celebrated her 30 year anniversary in Capoeira Angola.