Formado Canudo has dedicated himself to capoeira under the guidance of his master, Mestre Betinho. Throughout the years, he explored many different styles of capoeira and has had the privilege to train under Mestre Salario from the group FICAGE in Campinas, Sao Paulo Brazil; and Mestre Fran from the group Maculele in Atlanta. But Canudo always stayed loyal to Karkara and Mestre Betinho, and came here to Georgia to follow in his masters footsteps in opening an academy and building his community.