HEAD INSTRUCTOR
FORMADO BOCA DO MUNDO
Boca do Mundo was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where his first interest in the art of Capoeira began at age 14. After moving to New York City in 1991, he began his formal training under the tutelage of Mestre Bom Jesus.
Upon receiving his blue cord (belt) in 1996, he became Mestre Bom Jesus’s first graduated student in the US. Shortly after, he began teaching his own classes and traveling throughout Brazil, US and Europe participating in multiple events and workshops taught by many renowned Capoeira masters.
In the recent past, Formado Boca do Mundo has conducted lecture demonstrations at institutions such as Yale University, New York University, Columbia University, and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. In addition to teaching at such universities, he has also taught youth classes at Martin Luther King Jr. High, El Puente High, and PS 217 in New York City and various other public schools in San Antonio and Austin, TX in outreach programs for underprivileged kids.
In 1997, alongside Mestre Bom Jesus, they introduced Capoeira to Crunch Fitness where they taught for several years at various locations. It was the first time Capoeira was being taught in a gym setting in the east coast.
In 2001, competing in the first New York Capoeira Open Goodwill Games organized by Abada-Capoeira NY, he placed 1st overall. He was also awarded the best Green/Purple cord in the competition along with the best Angola and Iuna games. In 2002, he placed 3rd overall in the San Francisco Open Games, also being awarded the best Green/Purple cord with the best Angola and Benguela games.
In 2015, he joined Ginga Mundo, a world renowned Capoeira Association headed by Mestre Sabia (a long time mentor and friend). Ginga Mundo's headquarter is located in Salvador, Bahia the birthplace of Capoeira.
MONITOR RATAO
Ahmed, who is known in the Capoeira community as “Ratao”, is Formado Boca’s student and training assistant. He holds a level of "Monitor" within the Ginga Mundo Graduation System.
Ahmed has been training Capoeira since 2015 and is a lover of all fitness. You'll most likely see him at the gym trying something new, crazy or maybe both.
MESTRE SABIA
President and founder of Ginga Mundo