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Bahia · Brasil — est. 1993
Don't stop at learning. Build the future together — with body, land, and spirit.
Escola Digital Kilombo Tenondé — a digital branch of our community in Bahia, turning ancestral knowledge into lived practice.
founded & guided by Mestre Cobra Mansa (Cinézio Feliciano Peçanha)
in one breath Our pitch.
A community that has protected land in Brazil for 30 years — now building a digital school to share that living knowledge with the world. If you're tired of consuming information without changing your practice, this is your place.
About us →§ 03 — Three Pillars of Practice
Body. Earth. Spirit.
Learning at Kilombo Tenondé is structured around three interwoven pillars — each one a doorway into the same practice.
See videos →01 / 03
Body
Corpo · Capoeira Angola
Movement as memory. The ginga, the roda, the breath — capoeira angola taught the way it has been taught for centuries, now reaching homes across the world.
Enter Body →02 / 03
Earth
Terra · Agroforestry
Thirty years of regenerative practice on the land. Soil, seed, water and shade — tended together as a single living system, shared as method.
Enter Earth →03 / 03
Spirit
Espírito · Decolonial Philosophy
Songs, stories, and ancestral philosophy. The thread that ties body to land — a way of seeing the world that resists, and that remembers.
Enter Spirit →§ 04 — Latest from the Journal
Field notes from Bahia.
Learning is an act of resistance: the story of Kilombo Tenondé
Tucked into the lush hills of southern Bahia, Brazil — about 123 kilometers from Salvador — lies a place that refuses to be defined by a single word. Kilombo Tenondé is a farm, a school, a cultural sanctuary, and a living act of political resistance, all at once.
Read more →§ 05 — Upcoming Events & Classes
Live classes, workshops, and on-site programs.
Check back soon for upcoming events.
Full calendar →
Archive Classes
Learn directly from Mestre Cobra Mansa
Explore a growing archive of recorded Capoeira Angola classes, including practical training, cultural knowledge, and conversations shared with students around the world.
- 40+ recorded classes
- 2022–2025 archive
- Mestre Cobra Mansa
§ 06 — Impact, thirty-three years in
Numbers tell part of the story.
80 ha
Land in stewardship · Bahia agroforestry system
37
Local jobs supported · year-round and seasonal
1,420
Active members across 14 countries
33 yrs
Of continuous community practice since 1993
§ 07 — Become a Co-Creator
Tend the kilombo with us.
Membership is not a subscription — it's a relationship with a living community. Your monthly contribution sustains the land, the mestres, and the school.
VisitorVisitor
FreeForever
SupporterSupporter
$17per month
ApprenticeApprentice
$39per month
GuardianGuardian
$72per month
§ 08 — Courses Preview
One course from each pillar.
§ 09 — A word from the mestre
Capoeira, when you play, puts you on the Kalunga Line, where you goes and comes across the two world – the physical world and the ancestors' world. It brings you to reflect the whole aspect of your life, in relation to the land and spirit.
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Swaying along on the Kalunga Line
Master Cobra Mansa
Master Cobra Mansa
§ 10 — Monthly letter
One letter, once a month. Nothing else.
Field notes from the kilombo, upcoming open classes, and the occasional song. Free, multilingual, unsubscribe anytime.