Ache Brasil

West Coast Music Award nominated.
Exuberant Brazilian music (pop or folk), dance, acrobatics and spectacle.
Authentic representation of the culture, tradition and movement of Brazil.

"Describing Capoeira as a fusion of kickboxing, breakdancing, and samba would give you no idea of its grace or its power. With lashing kicks, spins and continuous rolling cartwheels, the dance involves the body's spinning a carapace of movement around itself, or enclosing itself in a blur of vector lines."                 -- Lloyd Dyck, Vancouver Sun,

Ache Brasil represents the culture, traditions, beliefs, music and the movement of the people of Brazil. Equal parts dance, music and spectacle, Ache Brazil has played to enthusiastic audiences and critical acclaim from all over North America, receiving a recent nomination for "Live Performers of the Year" at the West Coast Music Awards.

Ache Brasil fuses music, dance, martial arts and acrobatics into a dynamic, high-energy performance that is exciting to watch and irresistibly danceable. The group's musical repertoire includes Ache Brasil's original songs that combine infectious Brazilian rhythms.

Ache Brasil specialises in the performance of popular and folkloric Afro-Brazilian dance, music and rhythms. The group's performances include such dynamic forms as Samba, Maculele, Afoxe and the famous Brazilian dance martial-art Capoeira ­ an astonishing display of acrobatics, breathtaking kicks and deadly self-defence tactics performed to the rhythm of the berimbau.

The dancers, musicians and performers of Ache Brasil exhibit a rare combination of authenticity and excellence in their work. Experienced and professional, Ache Brasil is committed to presenting high quality performances which best exemplify Brazil's rich cultural heritage.

"The warmth and enthusiastic rapport with the audience, combined with the infectious rhythms and dazzling dance created and evening of unsurpassed enjoyment!"
Francis Xavier, Artistic Director ­ Mission Folk Festival