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CAPOEIRA

Capoeira fighter

Capoeira Corpo Movimento

This is a NGO working in the favelas Cantagalo and
Pavão-Pavãozinho

R. Alberto de Campos 12 1st floor,
Ipanema
Site: Capoeira Corpo Movimento

Associão Lagoa Azul Capoeira

Rua Fonte da Saudade, 269  
Lagoa
Site: Associão Lagoa Azul Capoeira

Brilho do Sol

Travessa Agra Filho 92,
Santa Teresa
Tel. 3971-0962

Capoeira Guanabara

Parque das Ruinas,
Santa Tereza
Site: Capoeira Mestre Dimola

Fundação Internacional de Capoeira Angola (FICA)

Ladeira da Glória 98,
Glória
Site: FICA - Rio de Janeiro


DANCE


Magno Matias
(Samba Thursdays 5:30-7pm)
Rua Acre, 55 4th floor
Centro 
Tel.8639-5644

Did you know

there are many types of

  SAMBA?

Bailakobaco
(Samba, Forró, Zouk, Salsa)
Rua Dom Manuel, 14

Centro/ Praça XV
Tel. 2282-5134
Site: Bailakobaco
 

Forró ...what is that?

Matriz Botafogo
(Forró e Zouk)
Rua Álvaro Ramos, 11
Tel. 2541-6186
Site: Casa de Danca

 


SURF


Adventure Sports

 Tel. 9721-0594
Site: Rio Hiking   

Aventuras Rio
Tel. 9195-8462
 Site: Aventuras Rio

surf on Rio's waves

Surf Slang
(from www.gringorio.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(pronouncation in brackets)
ressaca (hesacka)
hard to surf, crazy waves
caixote (kaichotch) 

to do the washing machine

mermão (mehr-mão)
my Brother

haole (hauwli)
not a local

brother (brader)
brother

vala (vala)
riptide

merreca (meheka)
small Wave

marolinha (marolinja)
small surfable waves

parafinado (parrafinado)
surfer that blonds his hair with wax

tubo (tubo)
barrel

gatinha (gatinja)
hot chick

irado (irahdo)
radical

beleza (belehsa)
sweet

prego (prehgo)
bad surfer, kook

playboy (plejjboy)
rich kid with lego hair, poser

moleque (muleke)
mate

cara (cara)
man

 rabear (habbear)
stealing waves, dropping in

vaca (vacka)
wipe out

arregão (ahhegao)
surfer afraid of big waves

pony (poh-nee)

hot chick

 

 


 

Corcovado

View of the Corcovado, Rio de janeiro

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View of Avenida Vieira Souto, Ipanema, Rio de janeiro

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Picture of a room you can rent through our homestay program