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Workshops with Junior “Pai de Santo” at Ateliê Tambores Zé Benedito, Pinheiros.
Perfect for anyone in São Paulo who wants to play.
Afro-Brazilian cultural immersion · Salvador da Bahia
Workshops in São Paulo · Thursdays (atabaque) and Fridays (timbau) · 7–9 pm · weekly classes from 29/10 to 27/11 · Ateliê Tambores Zé Benedito, Pinheiros
Live the rhythm of Bahia where the drums still speak.
Percussion and dance with the mestres who keep them alive — workshops in São Paulo and a cultural immersion in Salvador.
The Meaning
OPANIJÉ /o-pa-nee-jeh/ — a traditional Afro‑Brazilian rhythm.
Everything we do carries its name.
Where to start
Choose how you meet the culture
From workshops in São Paulo to an immersion in Bahia and a free lesson in your inbox — every path is taught by the same mestres.
The Bahia immersion
Days inside Salvador's living percussion culture — mestres, traditional rhythms, street processions and the sea.
Perfect for travelers ready to live it.
Free online course
A free email course in percussion fundamentals — start today, wherever you are.
Perfect for beginners who want the basics, free.
Immersion · by conversation
The flagship
Days that stay with you
- 7 or 12 days
- Salvador, Bahia
- Small group
- Fixed dates
Wake to the surdo, learn the swing from a mestre's hands, dance in the roda, and end the night in Pelourinho.
- Daily percussion and dance with the mestres
- Roda nights and the living culture of the Recôncavo
- Small groups — everything planned around you
Not ready yet?
Get the short guide on what the immersion is really like.
Free online course
Learn Bahia percussion, free.
One lesson at a time, delivered by email — from the same mestres who teach in Salvador. No cost, no commitment.
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Come play with us
Explore the immersion — or message us to plan a class in Salvador.
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