It is important to know in the folkloric shows, that you see everywhere, first started with Mestre Bimba. He took capoeira, maculele, samba de roda and puxada de rede with him outside Bahia. Whatever you see on stage in Brazil, all began with Bimba’s boldness in taking this kind of African cultural expressions to other places outside of Bahia. 


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