

What is a Batizado?
In one week Omulu Capoeira San Francisco will be holding their 2017 Batizado and Troca de Cordas celebration at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts from 4:00pm - 6:00pm. A batizado is a ceremony in which new students are initiated into the world of Capoeira and are officially welcomed to whatever group they train under. It is often paired and associated with another event called the "troca de cordas" (exchanging of strands). During the troca de cordas, students who have