Bimba
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Bimba may refer to:
- Manuel dos Reis MachadoManuel dos Reis MachadoManuel dos Reis Machado, commonly called Mestre Bimba , was a mestre of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira.-Early life:Machado is said to have had two birth certificates, dated 1899 and 1900, respectively...
, Brazilian martial artist - Juan BimbaJuan BimbaJuan Bimba is a fictitious character used in the past as the national personification of Venezuela, but is now regarded as obsolete. According to the local folklore of the region of Cumaná the name comes from a mentally ill local inhabitant of the 1850s; but this version is doubtful...
, fictional personification of Venezuela - Ricardo Winicki, Brazilian sailor at the 2007 Pan American Games