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Mestre Curió is a capoeira Angola mestre from Salvador, Brazil, known for his deceptive fighting style. He was a disciple of mestre Pastinha.

Curió has been known to feign injuries, call women from the audience into the roda for protection, and threaten opponents with hidden weapons. He also uses a variety of facial expressions, shouts, and pauses to distract his opponents. Many capoeira players consider Curió to be the most dangerous mestre because of his unpredictable and creative fighting style.

See also

References

  1. ^ Varela 2017, pp. 113–114.

Works cited

  • Varela, Sergio González (2017). Power in Practice: The Pragmatic Anthropology of Afro-Brazilian Capoeira. Berghahn Books. ISBN 9781785336355.


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