José Tadeu Carneiro Cardoso

Capoeira mestre

Born

28 October 1955, Bahia

Citizenship

Brazil

Sport

martial arts, capoeira

Occupation

martial artist

José Tadeu Carneiro Cardoso (born October, 28th, 1955 in Jacobina, Bahia), also known as Mestre Camisa, is a Capoeira master, most known for creating the organization ABADÁ-Capoeira. ABADÁ-Capoeira was founded in 1988, and ever since, Camisa has been at the head of many important philanthropy and martial arts movements all over the world.

Teachers

• Manuel dos Reis Machado

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2401206 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.