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African capoeira Angola teacher in Salvador, Bahia, a captain of the Companhia Baiana de Navegação, who taught Mestre Bimba from the age of twelve in what is now the Liberdade neighbourhood.

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  Mestre Bimba

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  His own 1936 interview in A Tarde, quoted by Silva and Corrêa, names Bentinho as his master; Barbosa (2009) and English Wikipedia say the same.

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

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  Frederico Muñoz

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  His own 1936 interview in A Tarde, quoted by Silva and Corrêa, names Bentinho as his master; Barbosa (2009) and English Wikipedia say the same.

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  “Há dezoito anos que ensino capoeiragem. Adaptei vários golpes à chamada capoeira de Angola, praticada por meu mestre, o africano Bentinho”

  — Elton Silva; Eduardo Corrêa. (2020). Muito antes do MMA: O legado dos precursores do Vale Tudo no Brasil e no mundoinfo

  “Foi iniciado na capoeira aos doze anos de idade por um africano – Bentinho -, capitão da Cia. Baiana de Navegação, no que é hoje o bairro da Liberdade.”

  — Barbosa, Fayson Rodrigo Merege. (2009-06). Mestre Bimba: o fundador e rei da capoeira regional. EFDeportes.com, Revista Digital, 133link history info

  “He started learning capoeira when he was 12 years old, with an African boat commander called Bentinho.”

  — Manuel dos Reis Machado. Wikipedia (English) link history info

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