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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)…

Cavalaria

Mestre Bimba strove to preserve the cavalaria rhythm in honour of the past when capoeiristas used it to…

Learn to play the Berimbau

We hope you enjoy these video tutorials with Mestre Virgulinho on how to play the Berimbau.

Santa Maria

Mestre Bimba’s Santa Maria is different from the Santa Maria in Capoeira Angola.

Santo Antônio Quero Água

With English Translation

Noite Da Saudade (Hoje a lua não brilhou la no céu)

Hoje a lua não brilhou la no céu
hoje meu berimbau não tocou
With English Translation

Angola

Considered the oldest and most traditional toque. Used for the Angola game, a generally slower paced rhythm…

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