Mestre Aberrê

Also known as

Raimundo Argollo

Description

Capoeira Angola mestre from Santo Amaro, one of Mestre Pastinha's best students, who brought Pastinha to the Gengibirra roda in 1941; teacher of Mestre Canjiquinha.

Teachers (1)

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  Mestre Pastinha

  swordsCapoeira Angola Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “one of his best students, Raimundo Argollo, known as Aberrê (also spelled ABR) went there as a visitor.”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

Lineage

• Capoeira AngolaMestre Pastinha ← Benedito · 2 generations

Students (1)

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  Mestre Canjiquinha

  swordsCapoeira Angola Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Assunção and English Wikipedia, which follows Milani (2004), not Assunção.

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

  (1935)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Assunção and English Wikipedia, which follows Milani (2004), not Assunção.

  “Washington Bruno da Silva, or M.Canjiquinha (1925–1994). Born in Maciel de Baixo, an impoverished neighbourhood in the old city centre of Salvador, he learned capoeira from 1935 onwards with Aberrê, the famous mestre from Santo Amaro and student of Pastinha”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

  “He learned Capoeira with the legendary Mestre Aberrê (Antônio Raimundo).”

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Mestre Canjiquinha. Wikipedia (English)link history info

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