The ABC of Old Masters of Capoeira

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Américo Araújo Brandão
Mestre Brandão
10/Feb/1930

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M Brandão, 2009

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M Brandão live, 2009
The ABC

1930 - Was born on the 10th February in Amargosa, Bahia.
1950 - Started to learn capoeira with M Waldemar, encouraged by his friend from sports.
1970 - On 7th November his son, the future contra-mestre Beto, was born.
19?? - Worked as first sargeant in Pedra Preta (Castelo Branco), in the Lemos de Brito penitentiary (Mata Escura) and in prison (Santo Antônio).
1986 - Participated in GCAP's event with M Waldemar and M Zacarias (see below).

Images
M Brandão

M Brandão

M Bobó,
M Eziquiel,
m João Pequeno,
M João Grande,
M Brandão,
M Waldemar,
M Zacarias Boa Morte
1986
GCAP's event

M Lua de Bobó and M Brandão

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M Zé do Lenço,
M Lua de Bobó
Squatting: ? and M Brandão

?, ? and M Brandão

M Brandão and CM Rouxinol
2006
Collection: CM Rouxinol

Prof Azulão and M Brandão
2013
Collection: Prof Azulão

Thiago Reis and M Brandão
2012
Collection: Thiago Reis

M Brandão in the middle
2016
Collection: Calango Celso

M Brandão in the middle
2016
Collection: Calango Celso

M Brandão in the middle
2016
Collection: Calango Celso

M Brandão and Prof Azulão
2016
Collection: Prof Azulão

M Brandão and his wife Laura
2015
Collection: Gleber Brandão

M Brandão and his wife Laura
2016
Collection: Gleber Brandão
M Brandão

M Brandão and M Moraes in 1986

M Brandão and M Moraes

M Brandão in 2020

M Brandão

About the Old Masters:

«[Besouro's] first contact with the world of capoeira took place with an old african called Alípio, who was a captive in the Pantaleão Mill. When planting sugarcane, the student heard and learned from the old man the teachings of capoeira. Uncle Alípio was a Babalawo [candomblé priest] and had been a slave when young, a son of a black woman who was brought in a ship from the port of São Jorge da Mina in Dahomey [Benin].»
Abib, 2009
«Mestre Pastinha and his students would put the strap [of caxixi] around the little and the ring finger. He talks about this in his book, and it can be seen on the photographies taken in his Academy.»
Shaffer, 1977
«Rafael I don't know with whom he learned, don't know. I knew him here when he was capoeira mestre. I didn't have much knowledge about him. But later he came here to Pero Vaz [..] He also had his academy in the city. I didn't have integration with him.»
M Waldemar, 1987
«The deceased Traíra was who took care of the roda. I went there, gave my order and went to have a beer. I was made.»
M Waldemar in Abreu, 2003
«That time there was a group [in São Braz]: it was me, Messias [M Messias, born in 1929], Zinho, Genesio, Lao, Tomazinho, Jaime, Chumbinho [..] So we had this group of boys who were all 16, 15-16 years old. And we used to get together on Saturdays and Sundays to do this capoeira. And Léo was the mestre.»
M Gato Preto, 1999