Cord | Color(s) | Rank | Color Meaning |
| Gray | |
One comes from the ashes and to them shall return. |
| Gray/Yellow | |
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| Yellow | |
Where one searches for the wealth of knowledge. |
| Yellow/Orange | |
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| Orange | |
Represents the future which is rising inside capoeira. |
| Orange/Green | |
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| Green | |
From the slime of rocks, where one is uniting with capoeira and begins to grow smooth. |
| Green/Red | |
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| Red | |
Symbolises life. |
| Red/Blue | Monitor |
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| Blue | Instructor |
Where one has reached a degree of knowledge, it’s the search for temperance and balance. |
| Blue/Purple | Teacher - 1st degree |
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| Blue/Brown | Teacher - 2nd degree |
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| Blue/Wine | Teacher - 3rd degree |
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| White/Purple | ContreMestre - 1st degree |
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| White/Marroon | ContreMestre - 2nd degree | |
| White/Wine | ContreMestre - 3rd degree |
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| Purple | Mestre - 1st degree |
It’s the first probation in the search of the positive energy to be a Master. |
| Brown | Mestre - 2nd degree |
Where one begins and reaches the maturity to be a Master. One becomes as firm as crown wood. |
| Wine | Mestre - 3rd degree |
It’s the symbol of growing old. The elder the better. |
| White | GraoMestre |
Represents purity. |