Jadel Gregório, Nelson Prudêncio, Adhemar da Silva. Particularly important among sports is capoeira, itself a creation of Black Brazilians; important "Mestres" (masters) include Mestre Amen Santo, Mestre Bimba, Mestre Cobra Mansa, Mestre João Grande, Mestre João Pequeno, Mestre Moraes, Mestre Pastinha, Mestre Pé de Chumbo. Since the end of the 1980s, the political participation of black Brazilians has increased. Some important politicians include former mayor of São Paulo Celso Pitta, former governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Alceu Collares, former governor of Espírito Santo, Albuíno Azeredo. One of the justices of the Supremo Tribunal Federal, Joaquim Barbosa, is Black. There is only one Black Justice at the TST (Tribunal Superior do Trabalho) who was also Minister, Carlos Alberto Reis de Paula. Black Brazilians have also excelled as actors, such as Lázaro Ramos, Ruth de Souza, Zózimo Bulbul, Milton Gonçalves, Mussum, Zezé Motta, and as dancers, like Isa Soares. See also Afro-Latin Americans Batuque Candomblé Ethnic groups in Brazil African culture in Rio Grande do Sul Haitian Brazilian Kalunga Liberated Africans in Nigeria Macumba Quimbanda Racial democracy Tambor de Mina Umbanda Angolans in Brazil Nigerian Brazilians References Further reading Ankerl, Guy. Coexisting Contemporary Civilizations: Arabo-Muslim, Bharati, Chinese, and Western. 2000, Geneva. INUPRESS, . pp. 187–210. External links discover Afro-Brazilian Bahia in your language Ethnic groups in Brazil Brazil Race in Brazil