Why was Mestre Bimba important for Capoeira?

After witnessing Mestre Bimba's demonstration, the President was so impressed he made one of the most important decisions in capoeira history and authorized the opening of the first legal capoeira school in 1932 which Bimba named Centro de Cultura Fisica Regional (CCFR). read more

Before Mestre Bimba's work, there was a lot of prejudice against capoeira - by systematizing it and taking students of widely varying backgrounds he managed to make it seem more “legitimate” to a wider part of society. read more

Mestre Bimba Manuel dos Reis Machado (Mestre Bimba) was born at the Bairro do Engenho Velho, Salvador. He started learning capoeira when he was 12 years old in Salvador. read more

After witnessing Mestre Bimba’s demonstration, the President was so impressed he made one of the most important decisions in capoeira history and authorized the opening of the first legal capoeira school in 1932 which Bimba named Centro de Cultura Fisica Regional (CCFR). read more