The ABC of Old Masters of Capoeira

Colonel Horácio de Matos got to Lençóis
Lençois, 1920

in: Cobrinha Verde

In the beginning of 1920, Horácio de Matos being 38 years old, occupied the town of Lençóis which was, then, the most important town in Bahia after Salvador. His objective, doing this, was to establish there a command point from where to invade Salvador, the capital of Bahia.
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About M Cobrinha Verde:

«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
«Other great character was Cobrinha Verde, who reappears [around 1976]. It was around this time [1980 in the 1st Seminar of Capoeira and festival of Capoeira rhythms] that we rediscovered Mestre Cobrinha Verde, through Marcelino [..]»
Frede Abreu in Magalhães, 2011
«Besouro and Cobrinha Verde who quarreled in Santo Amaro, were protected by nega da costa. You know who nega da costa is? A black woman was called nega da costa in the old days, in Cachoeira. Traíra was a fighter too. Cobrinha Verde walked around with a cow rib on his belt, a knife with two cutting edges, was called the cow rib.»
M João Grande in Castro 2007

Colonel Horácio de Matos got to Lençóis
Lençois, 1920