Mestre Ombrinho Honored With Community Leadership Award in NYC

Rolha Capoeira

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Mestre Ombrinho of New York City’s Capoeira Angola Quintal was recently honored with the Lower East Side Community Leadership Award, as covered by Lindsey Ellefson for the Lo-Down:

“I feel there’s lots of times people don’t get awards for their service and I’m lucky this time,” he said. “I’ve been doing this work for a long, long time.”

He went on to praise his students, many of whom, like Huang and Chi, are teachers of capoeira themselves. “They represent the best of our community and show what capoeira can do,” he said.

While accepting the award, he played a berimbau, which is an instrument used by capoeiristas to set the tone for jogos, or fights. He even led the audience in a traditional song.

Congratulations to Mestre Ombrinho and the rest of Capoeira Angola Quintal for the well-deserved recognition from their community!

As noted in the article, Ellefson is also a student at Mestre Ombrinho’s New York Capoeira Center. For more information on the Capoeira Angola Quintal and the New York Capoeira Center, visit their website and Facebook page.