•  Capoeira Angola, socio-etnographical essay 
    W. Rego, 1968

    [..] rhythms of some capoeiras, that still frequent Bahia, such as:

    Waldemar (Waldemar da Paixão)

    São Bento Grande
    São Bento Pequeno
    Benguela
    Ave Maria
    Santa Maria
    Cavalaria
    Samongo
    Angolinha
    Gegê
    Estandarte
    Iuna

    Rego, 1968: p. 61

    Waldemar da Paixão, as a good old capoeirista, his fame runs parallel to that of Mestre Bimba. His songs repertuar is notorious around town. He had his capoeira academy on Liberdade Road. Today, when he's up to it, plays out in the open with his friends or in his academies(?). Currently dedicates himself to the making of berimbaus, which are ordered from the tents of the Model Market.

    idem: p. 279


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