Parabens! (Good wishes/congratulations!)

At the 19th annual FICA Conference (which was held in Belo Horizonte, Brasil in August of 2013), several people were recognized for their work in Capoeira Angola. Rogerio Teber (FICA-Mexico), was recognized as a Mestre of Capoeira Angola - this joining the ranks of the other Mestres of the International Capoeira Angola Foundation: Cobra Mansa, Jurandir, Valmir and our own Mestre Silvinho. Alder Oliva (FICA-Rio de Janeiro), Gunter Andrade (FICA-Manaus), Leninho Sá (FICA-Goias), Kamal (FICA Philly), Skher Brown (FICA-Baltimore) and Kojo X Johnson (FICA-DC) all were recognized with the title of Contra-Mestre. Finally, Yuta Kazama (FICA-Japan), Eva Agbada (FICA-Philly), Medusa Angola (FICA-Italia), Joe (FICA-Hawaii), Chico Fedora (FICA-Brasilia), Huu (FICA-Chicago), Toca (FICA-London), Javier (FICA-Mexico), Puck (FICA-New York) and Gabriel (FICA-Belo Horizonte) became graduated students and received the title of Treinel!