MASTER PARANÁ - RJ (1923 -1972 )
Osvaldo Lisboa dos Santos, known as Master Paraná, was one of the best berimbau players of all time. Born in Salvador - Bahia - in 1923, being the first to play the berimbau in the symphony of the municipal theater in Rio de Janeiro. He also participated in "The Payer of Promises."
This angoleiro born, traveled throughout Brazil, showing the poultry and their unparalleled sound "gunga", recording an EP by CBS at the beginning of decat 1960 (capoeira Mestre Paulo), which is the first we've heard about. Invited by Mercedes Batista, Portugal was to spread the play capoeira in Brazil.
Mestre Paulo founded the Group of St. Benedict Small poultry back in the 50s, which with great pride, is all the training group Muzenza. On 7 March 1972 in IAPAS (Rio de Janeiro), suffered a sudden heart attack, dies singing the great angoleiro, leaving a gap in our capoeira.
MASTER PASTINHA - BA (1889/1981)
"The capoeira is all that the mouth eats and the body gives"
Vicente Joaquim Ferreira Pastinha, son of Spanish father and mother from Bahia, is one of the most importants "Old Capoeira Masters". The artist, poet, writer and philosopher. He was one of founders of Capoeira Angola Sport Ceneter. His master was ex-slave, negro Benedito. The output of Master Pastinha in field of capoeira is the book "Capoeira Angola" published in 1964 and the disc "Capoeira Angola - Master Pastinha and his Academy" recorded by Philips in 1969. He gain admiration of renometed artists and intelectuals as Jorge Amado, Carybe, Mario Cravo, between others who have a privilage to know him. He participated, representing Brasil, in I Negro Art. Festival in Dakar. Til today, "Seu Pastinha" is considerated the great promotor of "Capoeira Tao".
MASTER BIMBA - BA (1900-1974)
"A spider lives on what it weaves"
Manoel dos Reis Machado, borned in Bahia State, son of Luis Candido Machado and Maria Martinha do Bonfim. He begun with capoeira in 1912 with Bentinho, a Captain of Bahia Navigation Cia. Excellent fighter, Master Bimba, created in 30 "Capoeira Regional" as a form of restoration of characteristic capoeira fight features. In 1932 he founded the first capoeira academy in the world, which exist until today in Salvador Historic Center. During his career as capoeira master he trained some important person from Bahia society as Dr. Antonio Carlos Magalhaes (for many years Governor of Bahia State), Dr. Lomanto Junior, Dr, Decanio between others. He is considerated "The father of modern capoeira", as he had created his own teaching method. He is also one of responsibles for recognition of capoeira as sport modality after many years of police repressions and sotial discrimination.
MASTER NORONHA - BA (1909/1977)
"The capoeira-trainee has to be very polite to be introduced in high society. If he is brave, has to leave the life that he passed. We have to acquire a ballast of friendship. That is whet we have to do".
Daniel Coutinho was born in Salvador (Bahia State) in Baixa dos Sapateiros district. He began his capoeira practice in the age of 8 with Master Candido da Costa (Candido Pequeno). He worked as schoeblack, docker, truck driver assistant. Together with Livino, Mare, Amorzinho, Aberre, Percilo, Geraldo Chapeleiro,Juvenal Engraxate, Geraldo Pe de Abelha, Zehi, Feliciano Bigode de Seda, Bom Nome, Henrique Cara Queimada, Onca Preta, Cimento, Argemiro Grande, Argemiro Olho de Pombo, Antonio Galindeu, Antonio Boca de Porco, Candido Pequeno (Argolinha de ouro), Lucio Pequeno and Paquete de Cabula founded "The First Bahia State Capoeira Angola Center" at Ladeira de Pedra street, Liberdade district. Together with Livino he also founded "Conceicao da Praia Capoeira Angola Center". He published by National Capoeira Program, his manuscripts intitled "ABC of Capoeira Angola", supervised by Frede Abreu.
MASTER COBRINHA VERDE - BA ( 1917 - 1983 )
"Two angoleiros understand that the fight can not dispute it, because one wants to win another and may impose a death blow"
Rafael Alves France, Mandingueiro respected over the course of this world my God. Born in Santo Amaro (Bahia). With 4 years of age began in the hands of Capoeira Beetle, his cousin carnal. In addition to his first master, Cobrinha Green also drank the wisdom of Maitá, licuri, Joita, Palm oil, gasoline, Siri de Mangue, Twelve Men, Espiridiao, Juvêncio Grosso, Espinho Remoso, Neco, Canary Pardo and Tonha. Was 3 ° Sgt in the former headquarters of the CR in Campo Grande, also participated in the Revolution of 32 among other battles. For many years he taught in their Sports Center Two of Capoeira Angola in July, established in Alto de Santa Cruz, s / n ° in the northeast of Amaralina.
MASTER WALDEMAR DE PERO VAZ - BA (1916 - 1990)
"A sport that I estimate is that Angola fight"
Waldemar Rodrigues da Paixão, singer absolute Capoeira as a young boy was at the wheel, always teaching with her singing, showing how it does. Had as its masters, no less than Siri de Mangue, Tanabe, Canary Pardo. Regular visitor to the street party, had his shed, in Freedom, where he taught and promoted their wheels are well-known and appreciated by all and attended by artists such as barns and the remarkable Carybé. He was also known for the quality and beauty that made the berimbau. Feared and respected by all who played, had many admirers and students, among them Zachary. Many, many scholars and capoeira, often resort to the Master who always attended with all the friendliness and courtesy of a genuine Capoeira. Today Mestre Waldemar walks other wheels, but those who pass by Peixe Avenue, in Freedom, can still feel his presence and hear his unmistakable singing, accompanied by his "berimbau voizero.
MASTER BIGODINHO - BA (1922)
Francis of Assisi is known in Capoeira Angola and Whiskers in Capoeira Regional with the Giant and the most ancient and tiny. It began in Capoeira in the Garden Bar Hanging with Master Cobrinha Green and then was a student of Mestre Pastinha. "He changed his party" when he went to the academy of Mestre Bimba. Partner Menino Gordo (often mistaken for it by being very similar) began teaching at Central Seminary, and then into its Academy Capoeira São Gonçalo, which is based at Rodrigues Ferreira, 226, in the Federation. Regular visitor to the wheels in the Home of the Doves (Sunday) and the Bar in the Garden of Bahia, Mestre Whiskers is on the list of its creation, the touch of Berimbau called "Five Solomon, who as he says is to" play choosy, below , game choosy on the floor, just below. Besides participating in the film "The Outlaws" and be a master storyteller "tales", Master Giant, how good and passionate serenade, does not reject a good guitar to sing and remember the adventures of the past.
MASTER CAlÇARA - BA (1923 - 1997)
"Men's clothing does not fit in boy"
Antonio Conceição Moraes, who has not heard of the famous Master Caiçara of Bahia? Singer will be pleased to count many cases and stories of Capoeira has a good nature to offer their comrades and certainly not the buddies as well. Well-known figure of the street party in Salvador, Mestre Caiçara is always present in any popular celebration, so his shirt in the colors red and green, always promoting his Academy Angola São Jorge Brothers United Caiçara Master, whose name is also the title of his first phonograph record recorded by the AMC, São Paulo, and still found in record stores. Radical advocate of African traditions is always good to get in Naga, Ketu, center in the area and Angola, his blessings and hear his opinion on major Capoeiras the past and his remarks about Capoeira today. Every afternoon he was in the yard of Jesus confabulando, selling their fish and swaying, but on 28 August 1997, he left us with his art and magic.
MESTRE CANJIQUINHA - BA (1925- 1994)
"Capoeira is joy, it's charm, is secret"
Washington Bruno da Silva, was born in Salvador (BA), son of Amalia Maria da Conceição. Learned Capoeira with Antonio Raimundo - the legendary Aberrê. Began in Capoeira in 1935 in Lower Tube, the Matatu Small. "In the bathroom of the late Octavian" (a public toilet). Son of a washerwoman, Master Canjiquinha was a shoemaker, delivery of lunches and proofreader. Among other activities was also a football player (goalkeeper) of Ypiranga Sports Club, and singer of boleros nights soteropolitanas. He also participated in the films "The Payer of Promises," "Run Riot", "Captains of Sand", "Barra Wind," "Lord of the Navigators" and "The girl From that time". Besides fotonovelas with Silvio Cesar and Leni Lyra. He founded the Conjunto Folkloric Aberrê, and was Master Antonio Devil, Paulo dos Anjos, Donkey Bellied Madame Geny, Vitor Bald, Robertão and Brazil, among other names on Capoeira.
MASTER TRAÍRA - BA
Ramos Do Nascimento, renowned Capoeira in Bahia, marked time and became prominent in the unique art of Rasteiras and bridles. Nodisco phonograph, made by the Company Xauã entitled "Capoeira" - now one of the most precious rarities to scholars and fans of this art - has a strong presence involving all ouvites. About the beauty and danger of his game, she mentioned Jorge Amado: "Traíra, cabloco a dry and a little talk, made of muscles, great master of capoeira. Seeing him play is a real aesthetic pleasure. It seems only a dancer and even Pastinha can compete with him in the beauty of movement, agility, stiffness of the blows. Traíra When not find us School of Waldemar, is nearby, the School of Seven Springs, also in Liberty. " Master Traíra also played an important role in the film Vadiação "Alexander Robatto Son, produced in 1954, along with the other major Bahian capoeira as Bullfinch, Naggai, Bimba, Waldemar Caiçara, Crispin and others."
MASTER GEGÊ - RJ (1949)
Geraldo da Costa Filho, born on 09.04.1949 in the city Maragogipe / BA. He met his first master the 7 years of age, on the beach of San Joaquin today Feira de São Joaquim / BA. His first steps with the Master Seven that had this name, for hitting 7 cops.
In 1956 he joined the boarding school where he studied music, among other activities. Originally the owners of slave ships. In 1965 he moved to Rio de Janeiro but always traveled to his homeland, where starting at 1968 ran in the yard of the Master of the Passion and Valdemar Traíra in the neighborhood of Pero Vaz Salvador. In late 1960, began attending the capoeira in Rio de Janeiro led by his brother capoeira, where he met Taurus da Penha, Mintirinha, Paulão, Crow, Sillas, all of the time students of the Master Mintirinha.
His last master was José Pedro group Gaiamus - Nagos. A graduate in history and today belongs to the research department of historians of the Muzenza.
MASTER JOÃO GRANDE - NY - USA (1933)
"Capoeira is like the sea, the waves come and go!"
João Oliveira dos Santos, Mestre João Grande, born in the city of ITAG (BA), began in the teachings of Capoeira Vicente Joaquim Ferreira Pastinha (Master Pastinha). Have visited several countries in Europe, Africa and North America - with the Folk Group "Viva Bahia", coordinated by the teacher and folklorist Emilia Biancardi - promoting his art and work of his master. He was awarded in 1990 with the Medal of Merit Sports, one of the highest awards in the field of sports in Brazil. Mestre João Grande recorded, also in 1990 by the National Capoeira, his first solo album. Today, based in New York, is considered one of the most important Masters of Capoeira Angola.
MASTER JOÃO PEQUENO - ARACI - BA (1917)
"Capoeira is one thing that rises in the blood of the people. In nature and in spirit".
João Pereira dos Santos, Master João Pequeno, was born in Araci (BA). Disciple of Master Pastinha, who dubbed it the "Cobra Mansa, had his first contact with Capoeira through Barbosa and Juvêncio. Recorded his first solo album by the National Capoeira in 1990. Today is very prorurado by students from Brazil and abroad as one of the references of Capoeira Angola alive. Capoeira is the oldest of Brazil alive.
MASTER ACORDEON - CALIFÓRNIA - USA (1943)
Ubirajara Guimarães Almeida was born in Salvador in 1943 began in poultry in 1956 and was a student of Mestre Bimba that stood out. In 1959 he began teaching capoeira in 1961 and opened its 1 st academy called Quilombo.
He currently teaches capoeira In Berkeley California - USA. He has recorded several CDs and has edited three books.
MASTER MENTIRINHA - RJ (28/08/1950)
“I am the wind, I step where you do not pass, and when I step, you is not”
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LUIZ AMERICO DA SILVA
On the 28th day of August of 1950, the hospital Bonsucesso, born Luiz Américo da Silva, the MASTER MINTIRINHA. In the year 1956, the 6-year-old Luiz Américo was accompanied by his mother, through Bonsucesso after Itaoca Avenue, heard a different sound, then unknown to him, and asked her mother to take him to see what it was he was there to see it was the sound of a berimbau, and became fascinated with what he had seen people practicing a fight to the sound of the instrument that mesmerized both, and then asked his mother to enroll in GRUPO DE CAPOEIRA LITTLE SAINT BENEDICT, who had as Master Mr. Lisbon Osvaldo dos Santos, known as MASTER PARANA, which did not charge anything and gave their lectures at the bottom of a backyard.
Because of a story, as in his music, which arrived with one day the Master said Paraná: Now to another "Mintirinha, then was nicknamed MINTIRINHA, and had other nicknames, such as Indian.
Later, with his 15-year-old in 1965, started teaching capoeira for a class.
With about fifteen or sixteen, in 1966, was a wheel on the court of Mangueira, when Master Paraná introduced as Master Mintirinha.
At that time there were three groups of capoeira, Capoeira Sao Bento Pequeno Master of Parana, which was in Bonsucesso, the Master Artur Emidio which was in the Master Higienópolis and Mario Santos, the Bonfim, who was in Pottery. Since Luiz Americo, already presented as Master Mintirinha, was invited by Master Mario Santos to teach at his academy in 1966.
During his life as a Capoeira Mestre won several glories, while some established itself as the 1st BRAZILIAN CHAMPION MEAT, POULTRY TETRACAMPEÃO BY INTERSTATE the Brazilian Boxing Federation, and many other glories.
The Master is known wherever he goes, just that his Gunga do the call to know that the wheel is the oldest Capoeira master from Rio de Janeiro. Moreover it is still an excellent percussionist.
The Master met 18 countries, had the opportunity to record with Paul Simon, met Maria Bethania still young.
For a time in his life the Master worked at the Padre Severino, where he taught poultry. After meeting Mrs. Cleide, now his wife, who encouraged him to teach in academies, founded the group LAND POULTRY, which already exists to 9 years.
The Master was one of the first capoeira to kick in bags of 120 kg, the first to break tables, tiles and other things.
The Master received the highest honor given to a citizen of the State of Rio de Janeiro is the Commendation Tiradentes in the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
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“I'm just a grain of sand in an ocean called capoeira, the master is called God.”
MASTER PAULÃO - RJ (16/06/1955)
Paulo Sergio da Silva, Mestre Paulo dos Santos, born the 16th day of June 1955, in Rio de Janeiro.
Poultry was initiated by his brother, Master Mintirinha, in the 60, eight years old in the street Ozéas Mota, No. 41 home in 3 Bonsucesso, continuing their learning at the Academy in Milton Ribeiro and Pottery Club in San Antonio Ramos. Was recognized as Teacher of poultry in the seventies.
Master Paulão is one of the main architects of contemporary capoeira, because with its high level of understanding, put one of his best students, the Master Bourgeois, in Parana state, giving them the hegemony of the southern states of Brazil.
The Master's degree in law, is Retired military rank of Captain in the Corvette's Corps of the Navy of Brazil.
The Master was awarded several medals, among which we highlight:
- Medal of Merit Sailor trouser Bronze and Silver Colander reached in 09/06/1983 and 05/06/1993.
- Medal of Merit Pedro Ernesto 18/04/1997
- Tiradentes Medal of Merit in the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, 27/05/1998.
With many sports participation since 1971, I highlight some of paramount importance:
- Displaying Capoeira Center of Physical Culture Regional da Bahia, Rua Muniz Barreto, # 1 - 1st floor - Terreiro de Jesus (Academy of the late Mestre Bimba) in 1974, Salvador Bahia.
- Visit the Master Pastinha, as part of the ADOC of Capoeira, representing Rio de Janeiro in 1974, Salvador Bahia.
- Exhibition of Capoeira to the Academy of Military Police of Bahia, in 1974, representing the Capoeira in Rio de Janeiro.
- Demonstration of Capoeira in the 9th Battalion of Military Police of Rio de Janeiro in 1976.
- Exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Popular Traditions, which presented its new Board of the Federation of Boxing Carioca, the Rio Grande's Capoeira
- Various views on Amphibious Division of the Marine Corps in the 70's.
- A frequent visitor to the historic and legendary wheel of Central Bank of Brazil, considered one of the historical pages of Capoeira in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the world.
- A frequent visitor to the historic and legendary wheel Capoeira Nossa Senhora da Penha, considered one of the greatest statements of faith, of Capoeira in Rio de Janeiro.
- A frequent visitor to the wheels of domingueira de Capoeira Mestre Zé Pedro, Guaiamum Nago in Bonsucesso, seen in 70 years as one of the biggest venues of capoeira in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the world.
- A frequent visitor to the wheel of Capoeira Mestre Arthur Emidio Higienópolis the district, during the 60/70.
- Active participant of the movement for the recognition of Capoeira as a martial fighting genuine Brazilian mind, held in Rio de Janeiro in 1972/1973, the birthplace of the strings with the colors of our beloved flag of Brazil, where the green was the new, the green was graduated yellow, yellow was the warrior, yellow, blue was the respected Professor blue, green yellow blue the Foreman, the green and white the Master, the yellow and white in the Master degree 2, the blue and white Master in the third degree and White was only used by the Masters with over thirty years of Masters and not what time it is presented.
- Participated in several wheels Capoeira Group Senzala in the Cosme Velho neighborhood.
- Participated in several exhibitions of Capoeira and Baptized at the Academy of Mestre Paulo Gomes in Sao Paulo.
The Master participated in numerous performances of Capoeira that if I list, I think it will not fit on this page.
In prose and verse, his pupil, Master Bourgeois, he made many tributes to his Master Paulão in more than thirty works, including books and records, which he performed in front of the Muzenza Capoeira.
The Master was also honored in one of the most significant in the history of Capoeira, "LEAP CAT" Master Mintirinha.
Master Paulão formed three Masters of Capoeira, which are:
- Master Bourgeois,
- Master Fernando,
- Mestre Paulinho Sudan.
Master recorded the CD volume 10 "Master Paulão" Group Muzenza Capoeira with participation of the Master and Master Gegê Bourgeois.
The Master has the records of the Master of Capoeira in the Brazilian Boxing Federation under No. 31/1973.
Carioca Boxing Federation under No. 5135/1975.
Boxing Federation of the State of Rio de Janeiro under No. 0634/1978.
Card Registration Professional Autonomous under No. 597890.00 activity instructor of Capoeira.
Brazilian Confederation of Capoeira under No. AA-039 (final), 22 level, Master of Honor Cordel White, Gold Seal.
Regional Council of Physical Education - DF under registration 06/001746T/DF.
Currently the Master fight the professionalization of the Master of Capoeira.
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