Mestre (title)

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In the Brazilian martial art capoeira, the title mestre designates the master practitioner.[1] Manuel dos Reis Machado, also known as Mestre Bimba, is credited with transforming capoeira from a street activity to a sport.[2]

Notable capoeira mestres[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Assunção 2005, p. 203.
  2. ^ Saarinen, Tamara (October 2023). "Game of Freedom: Mestre Bimba and the Art of Capoeira". School Library Journal. 69 (10): 89 – via EBSCOHost.

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