Capoeira master · educator · cultural leader
Mestre Mindinho is a capoeira master, martial artist, educator, and cultural force based in Palm Springs, California. He started training as a child, was teaching classes while still a teenager, and has spent more than four decades building, refining, and sharing the art. Today he trains and evolves his work under the direct supervision of Mestre Paulinho Sabiá — one of Grupo Capoeira Brasil's most respected leaders worldwide.
His approach is built on a lifetime of cross-disciplinary mastery: circus arts, a degree in Computer Science, and deep training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, judo, Muay Thai, wrestling, yoga, and acrobatics. All of it feeds into how he teaches — sharp, creative, and always rooted in the depths of capoeira.
He has built capoeira schools on both coasts, produced major national and international events, and mentored dozens of instructors who now run their own schools across the U.S. and beyond. Thousands of people have found capoeira through his classes, workshops, and leadership — and the network keeps growing.
Mestre Mindinho travels to teach — bringing workshops built from 30 years of practice, circus training, and deep study of movement, music, and martial strategy. Tailored for any level, any context.
Mestre Mindinho's students don't just train — they grow. Many advance through the ranks over years of dedicated practice and eventually open their own classes and schools across the United States and beyond.
Even with their own school, they remain part of the lineage. Mestre continues to guide their development as capoeiristas and supports them in building and running their schools — curriculum design, belt progressions, class structure, and the culture that keeps a school alive.
If you're an advanced practitioner, an instructor, or someone considering opening a school, this network is built for that journey.
For workshop bookings, instructor inquiries, class information, or anything else — reach out directly.