Grupo Candeias was founded at the SESC Club in the university sector in 1977 in Goiânia, Goias, Brazil. Grupo Candeias is considered one of the most expressive groups of capoeira with over ten thousand students. Nowadays you can find Grupo Candeias in most of Brazil, USA, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, France, Spain, United Kingdom, France, Portugal, Italy, Bolivia, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Belgium and Ireland.