Água Benta was formed in 2014 by Alan Letran (Instrutor Peritico), and is the Seattle chapter of the United Capoeira Association under the guidance of Mestre Acordeon, Mestre Rã, and Mestra Suelly. The UCA was born of Mestre Acordeon’s and Mestre Rã’s desire to create an organization in which they could work together with similar philosophical ideals while preserving their own identities. Currently, the UCA has groups throughout the United States and also in Mexico and Brazil.