EASTER WORKSHOP

22th Capoeira Easter Meeting by:
Associação de Capoeira Berimbau de Ouro & Escola Senzala de Capoeira Amsterdam

April 6-9 2012 Amsterdam

Teachers and masters from many academies in Europe and Brazil.
Workshops capoeira (all levels), music & dance: maracatú, frêvo, samba, batucada, Parties with Brazilian food, film and live music.

Training place: Van Hogendorp Sportcentrum, Van Hogendorpstraat 921 Amsterdam (Westerpark).

Price for 3-4 days including lodging (bring sleeping bags and mattress),
pagodes & film in Zaal 100: will follow

Price children workshop (2 days): will follow

Please announce your participation in advance by letter, telephone or e-mail.

Friday, 6 April to Monday 9 April Friday, 6 April and Saturday, 7 April
From 12 to 18hs Training all levels From 14 to 17hs Children training

Saturday 7 April – Batizado (Adults & Children)

Everyday from 19 hrs dinner at Zaal 100 (De Wittenstraat 100)

Parties:
Fri, Sat, Mon live music and dj at zaal 100
free entry for workshop participants, ? for others

Sunday party at ?
(just across the road from the sleeping place)
Price ? for workshop participants, ?,- for others

MAP:

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GETTING THERE:

Arriving by plane at schiphol? Take a train from schiphol to Central Station.

From Central Station; Bus 21 (bus square in front of cs ), Get out at stop van Beuningenplein.

You can also take tram 13 or 17 to the marnixstraat, change there onto tram 10 to van Hallstraat.
Get out at the end off the line. (Van Hallstraat)

From Sloterdijk; Bus 60, Get out at stop van Beuningenplein.

By car? Feed you're Tom Tom with the following address, postal code: Van Hogendorpstraat 921, 1051CE

PARKING:

Parking in Amsterdam can be expensive. There are areas were you can park for free.
A dutch map of parking zones can be found here: [link]
Basicly all coloured areas are pay zones.

Tip:
There is also an option to park for €8,- per 24 hours (96 hours max),
included in the price is a public transport ticket into the city (max 5 people)
This can be done at the P+R centers. More info: Parking and further travel - I amsterdam

GETTING AROUND:

By bike
Getting around by bike is the local way of getting arround in Amsterdam.
There are various bike rental centers so you can join the fun!
Be sure to read this folder with tips and rules: [link]

Public transport
Public transport for tourists is mostly done with disposable cards.
Inside tram and bus you can buy cards valid for one hour. €2,60
At train stations and tourist offices you can buy cards that are valid for longer times.
If you plan to travel a lot by public transport consider this since its cheaper.
A full list of prices and products can be found here: [link]

A map of the lines can be found here: [link]

PS:
please note that the night network is charged seperatly! €4,- for one ride!
The night network service roughly starts at 0:30 hours
A map of the night network can be found here: [link]

By boat
Amsterdam by boat is a different city! If you have the chance go for a tour.

http://www.lovers.nl/en/

http://www.amsterdamcitytours.com/boat-tours.html?gclid=CI3jq6Dm_acCFY8ifAodPRMVsQ

|There is also a "hop on, hop off" canal bus line. http://www.canal.nl/bus/en/

TOURIST INFO:

http://www.iamsterdam.com/en/visiting/touristinformation/contactatcb

CONTACT:

Claudio Lemos (Mestre Samara)                       Luiz Carlos Afonso (Mestre Marreta)

tel : ++ 31 20 6843958                                 tel: ++ 31 20 6188214

mobile: ++ 31 6 20972018                              mobile : ++ 31 6 18546429

mestresamara@hotmail.com                            info@berimbau.nl