Played by Mestre Virgulinho
Mestre Bimba strove to preserve the cavalaria rhythm in honour of the past when capoeiristas used it to warn each other of the approaching police or cavalry, but it is not played during classes and rodas.
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São Bento Pequeno
Also known as São Bento pequeno or Inverted Angola (because it replaces the high note of the Angola toque with the low and vice versa)…
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Amazonas
Amazonas is a rhythm created by Mestre Bimba. It has no traditionally-associated game…
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Iúna
A medium-paced and graceful game, it is played traditionally by “formados” (graduated students)…
