People of Capoeira

Capoeira: 5 documented people. Also: codifier (1), notable figure (2).

Founder (2)

Mestre BimbaFounder: Capoeira RegionalMestre Bimba (Manoel dos Reis Machado) founded the Capoeira Regional style in Salvador and in 1932 the Academia-escola de Cultura Regional school.Mestre SuassunaFounder: Capoeira MiudinhoBrazilian capoeira master from Itabuna who, with Mestre Brasília, founded the group Cordão de Ouro in São Paulo (registered 1967) and is associated with the Miudinho style.

Codifier (1)

Mestre PastinhaCodifier: Capoeira AngolaBrazilian capoeira master (1889–1981), who founded the Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola in Salvador in 1941 and formalized the teaching of capoeira angola.

Notable figure (2)

Mark DacascosAmerican actor and fight choreographer, son of Al Dacascos, founder of the Wun Hop Kuen Do style, known for Only the Strong and Crying Freeman.Wesley SnipesAmerican actor, holder of a 5th dan in Shotokan karate and a 2nd dan in hapkido, known as the vampire Blade from the trilogy launched in 1998.

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