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capoeira Capoeira () is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, capoeira music, music, and spirituality. It likely originated from enslaved Mbundu people, of the Kingdom of Ndongo, in present-day Angola. The ...

, the title ''mestre'' designates the master practitioner.

Manuel dos Reis Machado Manuel dos Reis Machado, commonly called Mestre Bimba (; November 23, 1900 – February 5, 1974), was a Brazilian capoeira ''mestre'' and the founder of the '' capoeira regional'' style. Bimba was one of the best capoeiristas of his time, undefe ...

, also known as Mestre Bimba, is credited with transforming capoeira from a street activity to a sport.

Notable capoeira mestres

Mestre Acordeon Ubirajara (Bira) Guimarães Almeida (born 1943), known as Mestre Acordeon, is a native of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and a '' mestre'' of the Brazilian martial art Capoeira. His international reputation as a teacher, performer, musician, organiz ...

Mestre Bimba Manuel dos Reis Machado, commonly called Mestre Bimba (; November 23, 1900 – February 5, 1974), was a Brazilian capoeira ''mestre'' and the founder of the '' capoeira regional'' style. Bimba was one of the best capoeiristas of his time, undefe ...

* Mestre Braga * Mestre Canjiquinha * Mestre Cobra Mansa * Mestre Cobrinha Verde * Mestre Gato Preto * Mestre João Grande * Mestre João Pequeno *

Mestre Moraes Pedro Moraes Trindade, commonly known as Mestre Moraes, (born February 9, 1950, in Ilha de Maré in Salvador, Brazil, Salvador, Brazil) is a master of capoeira. He lives in Salvador, Bahia, teaching at a public school and overseeing GCAP, which ...

Mestre Pastinha Vicente Ferreira Pastinha (April 5, 1889, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil – November 13, 1981), known as Mestre Pastinha, was a ''mestre'' of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira and a codifier of the traditional capoeira Angola style. Mestre Past ...

Mestre Sinhozinho Agenor Moreira Sampaio, commonly known as Mestre Sinhozinho (1891–1962), was a ''mestre'' or master practitioner of the Afro-Brazilians, Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira. He was the main exponent of the fighting-oriented style known as ''c ...

* Mestre Waldemar * Mestre Zuma * Mestre Leopoldina *

Mestre Curió Mestre Curió is a capoeira Angola mestre from Salvador, Brazil, known for his deceptive fighting style. He was a disciple of mestre Pastinha. Curió has been known to feign injuries, call women from the audience into the '' roda'' for protectio ...

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