Salve!

Welcome to Gingarte Capoeira @ the UofC's home on the web. We are a recognized student organization as well as the largest Capoeira Organization in the midwest. Our extended family, Grupo Cordao de Ouro, began in Brazil and has spread across 5 continents. The group's mission is to promote African-Brazilian culture and provide instruction in capoeira, maculelê, samba and other arts.

We hold classes year-round on the campus of the University of Chicago* and at our academy on the northside. Classes are open to students, community members, and visiting capoeiristas from around the world. For more information about schedules and pricing, visit the classes page.

Here, you will find information mostly specific to our presence on campus. For information about Gingarte Capoeira Chicago/Cordao de Ouro,

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Summer in Chicago

Classes are running southside, northside, eastside, westside! Come train with us!