Mestre Anzol is one of Mestre Djop's first students and currently runs the Casa da Capoeira project in Brazil.

Prof. Matt is from Durban, South Africa and began capoeira in 2002 with Filhos de Angola (UK). Returning home, he joined Capoeira Na Praia (SA) as one of its founding members. He met Mestre Djop in 2005, joining the group in 2007 when he immigrated to Belgium. He currently teaches in Gent and supervises the group Colectivo Africano de Capoeira Angola in Durban.

Prof. Thom met Mestre Djop in 2001 and still remains by his side today. In 2011 he graduated as professor and currently teaches in Schoten-Antwerpen. He regularly travels throughout Europe to learn all that capoeira teaches.

Prof. Julien discovered Capoeira in Brazil with Mestre Abelha (São Luis, MA) in 2003. He met Mestre Djop upon his return and has been studying with him ever since. In 2008 he trained one year with Mestre Joao Grande in New York.

Professora Ildiko is from Wuerzburg, Germany where she began capoeira 1999 with Mestre Paulo Sorriso. After spending a year in Belgium training with Mestre Djop she stayed in touch with him and became his student. Ildiko now has her own small group in Wuerzburg and regularly visits Mestre Djop.

Papa Capim is one of Mestre Djop's first Belgian students and currently runs kids classes in Gent.

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Leen began capoeira with Prof. Matt in South Africa in 2003 and when returning to Belgium later that year, she began learning under Mestre Djop Barbosa. Leen has travelled around the world participating in various capoeira workshops and events. In 2017 she graduated as an Instructora of the school and now trains and teaches in Gent together with Prof. Matt (her husband).

First contact with capoeira while on a trip to Cabo Verde in 2010, the sound of berimbau, just mesmerizing!
On the capoeira path ever since, training and learning from Mestre Djop!

My journey in capoeira began in 2003, when I had the opportunity to watch a demonstration in Venezuela. This experience led me to join the Capoeira Regional Raízes do Brasil Filial Mérida school, under the guidance of Careca and Carlitos, in mid-2008/ 2009, initiating a new process in what would become Capoeira Mérida.
In 2020, I had my first contact with Mestre Djop Barbosa in Belgium/Brussels, with whom I maintain a learning relationship to this day.

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She began Capoeira in Frankfurt in 1995, connecting with Capoeira Angola in Australia by 2000. After co-creating the solo performance Olhos d´agua (2004/5), she trained in Brussels (2006–2008), earning the Instrutora title in 2011. She professionalized her practice by successfully introducing Capoeira into education and the healthcare system, specializing in "Capoeira & Dance Therapy" in German mental and rehabilitation hospitals.

Emilú is from Puerto Rico. She met Mestre Djop in 2009 and joined the group. In 2015 she graduated as Instructora. Strongly moved by the social aspects of capoeira, when returning to Puerto Rico in 2016, she started to give community classes for adults and kids in her hometown San Juan.

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Mark started training Capoeira in 2004 in Durban with Capoeira Na Praia. In 2016, he began leading and teaching Capoeira for Colectivo Africano de Capoeira Angola, which operated as an extension of Escola de Capoeira under the guidance of Professor Matt Clark. Mark graduated as an Instructor of Escola de Capoeira in 2025 and teaches for the school in Durban, South Africa.

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Prof. Rafael was one of Mestre Djop's oldest students from Brussels, he was a vibrant figure with a huge love for capoeira. He sadly passed away in 2016 but remains in our hearts eternally.