Philosophy of Mestre Carioca
Respeito a arte Capoeira.
Respeito ao meu Mestre.
Respeito a minha profissao.
Resgatar a Capoeira de onde eu venho.
Trabalho social.
Divulgar a minha cultura para o mundo.
Formar bons professores com caracter e dignidade.
Respect the art of Capoeira.
Respect my Mestre.
Respect my profession.
Revitalize capoeira to what it was in my home town.
Participate in social work.
Spread my culture around the world.
Develop capoeira teachers with character and
dignity.
GRADUADA CANELA & GRADUADO COBRA D' AGUA
Joanah Bodero (Graduada
Canela) was born in Pittsburgh, Pa where she
trained contemporary style dance. At the age of 16
she moved to New York City to continue her dance
training at Alvin Ailey. After six years of
dancing in the Big Apple she started undergrad at
Hunter College. In 1999 she joined the Hunter
College Capoeira Club. It was a hard transition
from the training of a dancer to be light and
elongated to being grounded and strong as a
capoeirista. Her first trip to Brazil was the
summer of 1999, when her passion for the art
blossomed. In January 2000 she had her first
Batizado with Mestre Carioca. Since 1999 she has
traveled to Brazil, Barcelona, and San Francisco
taking workshops with world renowned Mestres. In
2003 She spent 7 months in Vitoria, Brasil
training under Mestre Capixaba. In 2004 Mestre
Carioca gave Canela her graduate cord. In 2005
Canela was the co-founder of the Capoeira Club at
Cornell Medical College. Graduada Canela has
taught Capoeira at Crunch Fitness and Maxim
Fitness gym in NYC. She is looking forward to
sharing her experiences with the students of
Miami.
Darwin Bodero (Graduado Cobra D'Agua) was born in
New York City where his martial arts training
began at age 14. After experimenting in several
styles throughout the years, Capoeira found him in
1999. In 2000 Cobra D'Agua was officially inducted
into Capoeira through his first batizado with
Mestre Bom Jesus. In 2001 he began training with Mestre
Carioca and has been with him ever since. In June
of 2006, Cobra D'Agua received his Graduado corda
(Blue cord), marking his first step in a long road
as a graduated student. Cobra D'Agua has performed
at various locations and universities around the
country, displaying and sharing his unique style
of Capoeira for all to see. In NYC he taught
classes at the Society for Martial Arts and
Equinox Fitness gym.
Cobra D'Agua's and Canela's style of Capoeira
comes from Espirito Santo, Brasil. Under the
"umbrella" of world renowned Mestre Capixaba, New
York is privileged to have a long lineage of great
teachers including Mestre Bom Jesus, Mestre
Ariranha, Mestre Carioca, Professor Boca do Mundo,
numerous other graduates, and now Graduada Canela
and Graduado Cobra D'Agua. After spending many
years training together Cobra D'Agua and Graduada
Canela married in August 2007. They moved to
Miami, shortly after their marriage. As history
repeats itself, their classes will pass onto you
the traditions, culture, and ways of Capoeira that
were bestowed unto them.
