Capoeira Angola Palmares

Midwest Academy
About Our Group

Our Group

The Midwest Academy is a branch of the Capoeira Angola Palmares Academy in Seattle, led by Contra-Mestre Pererê. We currently have active groups in Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. We come together several times a year at one of our midwest locations to train with Contra-Mestre Pererê.

Internationally we are a part of the Associacao Brasileira Cultural de Capoeira Palmares (ABCCP) led by Mestre Nô out of Salvador, Brazil.

Our Leaders
Contra-Mestre Pererê
A capoeirista since 1989, Pererê (a.k.a. Eric Johnson) heads the Capoeira Angola Palmares Academy of Seattle, as well as the Midwest Academy. He is also a skilled craftsman, making quality capoeira instruments as Spirit Tool Percussion.

Contra-Mestre Pererê's Biography
Mestre Nô
Since first learning capoeira in 1949, Mestre Nô (a.k.a Norival Morreira de Oliveira) has become a legendary player and teacher. He has founded several academies in Brazil and is regarded as a Mestre dos Mestres for having graduated an execptional number of Masters. Currently he teaches in Pituba, Salvador, Brazil and abroad, travelling extensively.

Mestre Nô's Biography