Instrutora Ciranda was born and raised in Goiânia, Brazil. In 1998, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Public Relations from Universidade Estadual Paulista (São Paulo State University). Following college, Lisa worked in the marketing field in her native Brazil. In 1999, she moved to San Francisco to obtain additional training in marketing at U.C. Berkeley. She subsequently was recruited to work for a local marketing firm and decided to make the Bay Area her permanent home.

In 2007, Instrutora Ciranda began training under Mestra Márcia Cigarra at ACSF. Since then, capoeira has become her life passion and she has continuously trained at ACSF several times a week. In May 2014, she formed ABADÁ Capoeira Marin, an organization closely modeled after ACSF, to bring Capoeira instruction to the Marin County area. Currently, she teaches capoeira to all ages — from pre-school age children to adults — at various cities in Marin County.

ABADÁ Capoeira Marin can be found at abadamarin.org