Manuel dos Reis Machado was a Brazilian martial artist best known as Mestre Bimba, father of the Capoeira Regional style. Machado is also one of two people initially responsible for the modernization of capoeira during the 20th century. Born November 1899 in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. His father was a champion in batuque, an old Brazilian game with roots […]
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