CRUA
CRUA-AMARELLO
AMARELLO
These colors are designated for beginners. The Crua being a cord with no color yet. The Yellow (or gold) represents the value of the new student, and what will be developing after this level.
 

 


  AMARELLO-LARANJA
LARANJA
LARANJA-AZUL
 
The Orange cord level represents the Sun and the awakening of the consciousness.
 

 


  AZUL
AZUL-VERDE
 
The graduated student level, the Blue represents the color of the ocean and the realization of how immense the path is ahead.
 

 


  VERDE
VERDE-ROXA
 
Green is the color of the forest and the lungs of the world. At this level, the student focuses on making the group grow, and solidifying his/her instruction. These students work to maintain the foundation of the group.
 

 


  ROXA
ROXA-MARRON
 
This is the reflection of the continuity of capoeira. At this level, the capoeiristas seek to overcome physical, emotional, and spiritual pains in the search for knowledge about capoeira, and supporting the group philosophy.
 

 


  MARRON
MARRON-VERMELHA
 
This color represents our style, “The Chameleon”. It is from this level that future Mestrandos, Mestres, and Grao Mestres are made.
 

 


  VERMELHA  
The Ruby is the stone that represents fairness. It is at this level that a capoeirista acquires a consciousness of his or her responsibility to capoeira and seeks to live, teach, and make decisions with fairness.
 

 


  VERMELHA-BRANCO  
The Mestres level. At this level, the capoerista works to develop all of his or her potential in the sense of bringing together and maintaining the ideas and philosophy of the group. This level is a transformation where the capoeirista is preparing to move to the highest rank in the ABADA organization. For that, it is necessary to make decisions with certainty, precision, honesty, loyalty, and above all wisdom and impartiality.
 

 


  BRANCO  
This level represents the diamond. It is the mineral that reflects all other colors. It is the hardest and most resistant stone. It is through wisdom, patience, humility, loyalty, and the sureness of purpose that our philosophy, traditions, and fundamentals are maintained. There is only one Grao Mestre in the group. All of the attributes are concentrated in one person who has the most responsibility in deciding the destiny of the group.