AECTEA Association - Free Volunteer Opportunities in Brazil

Recently, the actor and accomplished capoeirista known as Besouro paid Capim Grosso a visit in order to participate in a workshop together with local contra-mestre Diu that included AEC-TEA as the principal sponsor.  Besouro, whose real name is Aílton Carmo, is famous for his participation in the hit movie of the same name (and one of very few movies about capoeira, aside from disasters like Only the Strong).

The workshop was a big success and introduced young students to a new instructor and a number of new techniques, helping to develop the art further in Capim Grosso.  And as for Besouro, we can vouch that he's a nice guy, even performing some chiropractic-like techniques to try to help an international volunteer's injured back.