Capoeira
"Capoeira is for everyone, but not everyone is for Capoeira"
"A capoeirista is not someone who knows how to move their body, but one who lets their soul move them"
The Great Masters of Capoeira
Biographies of the Greatest Capoeira Masters in History
Mestre Bimba (1899-1974)
Father of Capoeira Regional
Discover the life and works of Manoel dos Reis Machado, better known as Mestre Bimba, and how his vision gave rise to Capoeira Regional
Mestre Pastinha (1889-1981)
Founder of the first Capoeira Angola academy
Discover the life and work of Vicente Ferreira Pastinha, better known as Mestre Pastinha, and learn how he popularized and founded the first Capoeira Angola academy
Capoeira Timeline
1610
Quilombo dos Palmares was founded by escaped slaves in a hard-to-reach area, in what is now the city of União dos Palmares, in the current state of Alagoas. The need for secrecy makes it impossible to give a precise date for this event.
1770
First reference to capoeira as a form of fighting.
1932
Mestre Bimba opened his Academia de Luta Regional Bahiana in Salvador, Bahia, later simply called Capoeira Regional.
1974
Capoeira is recognized as Brazil’s national sport.
