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DESCRIPTION:Event Description:	  The Jogos 2004 International Capoeira Competition will 
 be held on Friday, November 5th from 6pm-10pm. The best ABADÁ-Capoeiristas 
 in the U.S. will compete for slots on the U.S. Team, which will be 
 traveling to Rio de Janeiro in August 2005 to represent the U.S.A. at the 
 International Games. Competitors from all over the U.S., Europe, Mexico, 
 and Brazil will be in San Francisco to participate in this unique event, 
 bringing together some of the world’s best capoeiristas for performances 
 of capoeira and maculelê, and amateur and graduate-level competitions. 
 This spectacular athletic and artistic event is a rare opportunity to 
 witness the international evolution of capoeira from its rising stars to 
 Master artists of great historical significance.  The Batizado, or 
 “baptism,” will be held on Saturday, November 6th from 4-7pm. The 
 batizado is a traditional capoeira ceremony in which new students are 
 initiated into the world of capoeira. The new student receives a capoeira 
 nickname, and plays with a Master or instructor, symbolically welcoming 
 them into the capoeira community. For continuing students the batizado is a 
 time of celebration and recognition of their growth in capoeira. Some new 
 and continuing students will receive a cord that represents their level and 
 growth in capoeira. The batizado is a wonderful opportunity to witness the 
 historical and traditional aspects of capoeira and to join ABADA-Capoeira 
 San Francisco’s strong Mission District-based community in celebration of 
 its growth and accomplishments.  Tickets: Per Day: $10 in advance, $12 @ 
 door, Youth (5-17 years) & Seniors $5. 2-Day Pass to both events: $15 in 
 advance, $20 @ door. For advanced tickets, please contact ACSF at 
 415-206-0650.  For more information, please visit http://www.abada.org  
 Additional Information:  Capoeira (pronounced ka-poo-e-da) is a dynamic 
 Afro-Brazilian art form unique to Brazil, which developed during the 
 slavery era through shared cultural customs, rituals, and fighting 
 techniques. Capoeira was born as an expression of resistance and 
 resilience. Slaves used capoeira to fight to escape and resist capture, but 
 concealed its combative purpose through music, song, and dance. After the 
 abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888, capoeira was illegal and its 
 practitioners were socially ostracized for over forty years.The legendary 
 Capoeira “Mestre,” or Master, Mestre Bimba rescued the art form and 
 proved its legitimacy, opening capoeira’s first official school in Bahia, 
 Brazil in 1932. Capoeira has developed into a means of empowerment and a 
 forum for social and cultural exchange. It is now an internationally 
 respected art of grace and strength that combines ritual, self-defense, 
 acrobatics, and music in a rhythmic dialogue of the body, mind, and spirit. 
  The mission of ABADA-Capoeira San Francisco (ACSF) is to preserve, 
 develop, and share the art of capoeira with integrity, and to use capoeira 
 to enrich disadvantaged communities and the lives of people from all 
 backgrounds.  ACSF offers professional instruction and performance of 
 capoeira at its Mission based Brazilian Arts Center, and at over 30 sites 
 throughout the Bay Area.  Founded in 1991 by master capoeira artist 
 Mestranda Márcia Treidler, ACSF seeks to inspire and empower people, 
 especially youth from disadvantaged backgrounds, to realize their full 
 potential as responsible, confident, productive citizens. By consistently 
 seeking out new creative ways of exploring and sharing the dynamic aspects 
 of the multi-faceted art of capoeira and related arts, ACSF remains a 
 pioneering force in the preservation and development of Brazilian cultural 
 arts.  ACSF operates The Reaching All Youth (RAY) Project at its Brazilian 
 Arts Center. The RAY Project provides free and reduced price capoeira 
 classes, performance opportunities, youth leadership opportunities, artist 
 training, and bi-annual health workshops to youth aged 5-19 from low-income 
 families. The RAY Project offers youth opportunities to travel, compete, 
 and pursue professional positions as artists and instructors. The mission 
 of The RAY Project is to provide ALL youth equal access to ACSF's 
 high-caliber programs, and to support healthy youth development through 
 regular physical and cultural activities lead by positive role models in a 
 supportive learning environment.  ACSF shares name and philosophy with an 
 international organization of 40,000 members—the Brazilian Association 
 for the Support and Development of the Art of Capoeira (ABADÁ), based in 
 Rio de Janeiro. ABADÁ-Capoeira is now the world’s largest capoeira 
 organization and is represented throughout Brazil and in 18 countries 
 worldwide. ACSF prides itself on the originality and constant refinement of 
 its style of capoeira, renown for efficiency, aesthetics, and cultural and 
 historical relevance.  ACSF’s multi-faceted programming serves a diverse, 
 intergenerational population of 38,000 participants and audience members. 
 It is a unique, thriving cultural arts organization that continues to grow 
 as a community empowerment organization.  \n 
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SUMMARY:Jogos 2004 Capoeira Competition and Batizado
LOCATION:ABADA-Capoeira San Francisco's Brazilian Arts Center, 3221 22nd Street (@ 
 Mission Street) San Francisco, CA 94110.
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