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Students begin Grupo Capoeira Brasil with a white cord.
Throughout the year Instructors will evaluate the students'
progress. When students participate in the annual batizado
the evaluation will determine whether or not they have
required skills to be promoted to the next cord. Students are evaluated
by improvement in their: technique, dedication to the group and
capoeira, character, discipline and specific demands of each level.
It is possible that an advanced student, who fulfills the requirements
of the next level and the level after will receive the higher cord.
Also a student who does not meet the requirements of the cord will
not receive the next cord until they are ready.
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 White Cord (Beginner)
White Cord or Raw Cord signifies that rather than being
seen as inexperienced, capoeirista are seen as being full
of growth potential. At this level capoeirista must know how
to ginga, basic esquivas, basic passagens, and basic knick
along with some songs chorus. Capoeristas that come from
another group must go through the first cord, so the capoeirista
have some time to adapt to the group. |
 White/Yellow Cord (Beginner)
A White/Yellow Cord holder is expected to know basic foundations of
capoeira like ginga, esquivas, passagens, knick, basic ground moves
and techniques along with some songs chorus and with how to play the pandeiro and a little atabaque. |
 Yellow Cord (Beginner/Intermediate)
Yellow Cord holder is expected to dominated all basic foundations of
capoeira, along with how to sing some songs and play instruments ( pandeiro,
atabaque and a little of berimbau). Students demonstrate a basic understaning
of the capoeira game and have a basic knowledge of the movements, such as kicks
and ground techniques, as well as music. Students know the choruses too many songs
and can play a few instruments. |
 White/Orange Cord (Intermediate)
Capoeiristas should demonstrate a basic understanding of the capoeira game and capoeirista is expected to dominate
all basic and some advanced movements, such as basic kicks, trauma kicks and ground moves and techniques putting them
together in the game. Capoeiristas are also expected to know many choruses and songs and how to play all instruments
with basic rhythms in the berimbau. |
 Orange Cord (Intermediate)
Orange Cord holder is considered Intermediate/advanced level capoeiristas and this capoeirista is expected to have a
deeper understanding of the capoeira game including Banguela, Angola and São Bento Grande. Capoeiristas now are expected to
utilize from the basic to advanced kick and acrobatic, ground moves combinations along with take downs. At this level,
capoeiristas should also be capable of singing solos during a roda and playing all instruments (berimbau, pandeiro,
atabaque, agogo). |
 Red/Blue Cord (Monitor)
Capoeiristas earn the title of monitor at this level and begin learning how to teach to the lower levels, as capoeirista,
Blue/Red Cord holder is expected to fully incorporate a large variety of advanced movements, combinations and take downs in
the capoeira game. They have a large repertoire of songs and can play any instrument.
Once Blue/Red Cord holder status is reached, capoeirista assessments expand to include their devotion to the group and their ability to help
other capoeiristas and help teach class. For this reason, it is difficult to surmise the amount of time it will take capoeristas to move from one
level to the next. |
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