Fabiano Pinheiro, aka Sabia’, was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and has been an enthusiast of martial arts since childhood. Mr. Pinheiro started his Capoeira training with Mestre Jelon Vieira at the age of  9 with Grupo Capoeira Brasil in Salvador,  Bahia, and currently he holds the rank of instructor. Since he has been living in New York City, Mr. Pinheiro has participated in a television commercial for  Subway Sandwiches and in a Capoeira documentary "The Evolution of the Art Capoeira in the World" by the New York Film Academy.  As a Capoeira instructor he has developed various workshops for Bard College and  teaches Capoeira at the YMCA in Flushings-Queens and at Bank Street College of Education; both capoeira class sites are for all ages. He also works in collaboration with The Capoeira Foundation helping introduce and maintain Capoeira throughout communities in New York City. Sabia is also an assistant for Instructor Tiba at the Alvin Ailey Extension.