Bimba began teaching it inside academies , giving capoeira a new legitimacy .
Capoeira regional was started by the legendary Mestre Bimba in the 1930s as a way of legitimizing capoeira , which at that point , had taken on a roguish reputation , associated with gangs and slums .
Mestre Bimba began teaching it inside academies , giving capoeira a new legitimacy .
Capoeira regional was started by the legendary Mestre Bimba in the 1930s as a way of legitimizing capoeira , which at that point , had taken on a roguish reputation , associated with gangs and slums .