Everything they do in the group is based on their passion for Capoeira, the awareness of its benefits and a strong sense of community, regardless of age, gender or ethnicity. They know this because they are a result of Grupo Senzala's work. The group has been around for over 50 years and those same principles drove the young adults that started the group back in the sixties in Rio de Janeiro. These are the goals that fuel the group’s commitment to keep bringing people in the community from every background together, supporting a more active, healthy and diverse society. Along their half-century history they have been on the cutting edge of Capoeira training methods and techniques. They have influenced not just other groups but how capoeira is taught. Behind all this is the belief that they can always improve to achieve better results. They are constantly revising our teaching methods in order to insure that all aspects of Capoeira music, its movements and traditions are passed on in the best possible way.