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ACDC 2024 BATIZADO

From April 25 to 28, Abada-Capoeira DC (ACDC) held our annual workshops series with MESTRANDA GIGI, the 2nd edition of our CAPITAL GAMES and our BATIZADO and Graduation Promotion.

We would like to give our most sincere thank you to all that came to support our event.

Abada-Capoeira DC annual Batizado and Graduation Ceremony was amazing!

From the special guests, Mestranda Gigi, Mestrando Mobilia, Mestrando Brucutu and Instrutora Bombom; to the friends that came support, specially, Professores Coco, (FL), Vesper (CA) and Pastor (NY); to all students and competitors that made the event so vibrant and enjoyable.

ACDC is so proud of all its students for the hard work and the improvement. Congratulations to all!

To our friends and family and specially our little students parents, thank you for the trust and support. It means the world to us!

Here are the results of the games:

Category A – INSTRUTORES & INSTRUTORAS

1st place – Pixaim (PR)
1st place – Sucuri (CA)
2nd place – Gasparzinho (NY)
2nd Place – Franjinha (FL)
3rd Place – Jabuticaba (CA)

Best Purple-brown corda – Sucuri (CA)
Best Purple corda – Pixaim (PR)
Best Purple corda – Franjinha (FL)

Best Benguela game – Pixaim & Franjinha
Best Siriuna Game – Pixaim & Sucuri 
Best São Bento game – Pixaim & Gasparzinho


Category B – GRADUADOS

1st place – Mudo (NY)
2nd place – Muralha (NY)
3rd Place – Gancho (DC)

Best blue corda – Gancho (DC)
Best blue-green corda – Muralha (NY)
Best green corda – Barauna (CA)
Best green-purple corda – Mudo (NY)

Best Benguela game – Mudo & Gancho
Best Siriuna Game – Mudo & Muralha
Best São Bento game – Mudo & Tronco (NY)

Category B – GRADUADAS

1st place – Mandarim (DC)
2nd place – Vespa (NY)
3rd Place – Tatu (CA)

Best blue corda – Abelha Rainha (NY)
Best blue-green corda – Wassabi (CA)
Best green corda – Cafeina Acaia (DC)
Best green-purple corda – Mandarim (DC)

Best Benguela game – Mandarim & Tatu
Best Siriuna Game – Mandarim & Vespa
Best São Bento game – Mandarim & Charada (DC)

Category C – ALUNOS

1st place – Nativo (PR)
2nd place – Onda (PR)
3rd Place – Pernalonga (NY)

Best orange corda – Arame (PR)
Best orange-blue corda – Nativo (PR)

Best Benguela game – Nativo & Açai (PR)
Best São Bento game – Nativo & Arame

Category C – ALUNAS

1st place – Abelinha (NY)
2nd place – Vênus (CA)
3rd Place – Leão Marinho (CA)

Best orange corda – Vênus (CA)
Best orange-blue corda – Abelinha (NY)

Best Benguela game – Abelinha & Leão Marinho
Best São Bento game – Abelinha & Vênus


We could not forget to thank all the business that supported our event with the most amazing prizes for our fundraising raffle, providing food for the guests, gift cards or donations for groceries. Your support is very important to help us be able to promote such an amazing event.

Below you can see the list of the business that supported our events this year.

Thank you all so much for your donations!

To our students, friends and family, please make sure to visit these business and show your gratitude!






And also:

Back to the Roots

Bark Box

Blackwall Barn & Lodge, Columbia, MD

Bonefish Grill

Bowie Baysox Baseball

Buffalo Wing Factory

Burst Oral Care

Caboose Brewing

Catoctin Wildlife Preserve

Children Museum of Richmond

Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants

Costco

Crayola Experience DC

DC Ghost Tours

Elder Pine Blending & Brewing

Famous Daves

Flower Child

Fortress Acupuncture

Frederick Keys Baseball

Georgetown Athletics

Giant Food & Grocery

Goetze’s Candy

Harney & Son’s Teas

International Spy Museum

KID Museum

La Brasa – Rockville

Let’s Roam

Lost Rhino Brewing

Luray Caverns

Maryland Renaissance Festival

Mazzaroth Vineyard

Meadowlark Gardens

Meadows Farms Nursery

MOD Pizza

Montgomery County Parks

Nothing Bundt Cakes MoCo

Oriental Trading

Paradise Springs Winery

Raising Cane’s

Richmond Kickers Soccer

Succulents Box

Target

Turkey Hill Ice Cream Experience

Washington Nationals

Washington Wizards

Wawa

Weis Market