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Grupo Senzala

Association · 1964~
Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Brazil

Description

Capoeira group started in Rio de Janeiro after 1964 by middle-class young men around the Flores brothers, building on what Mestre Bimba had taught them. It won the Berimbau de Ouro tournament in 1967-1969 and its training methods, graduation system and style became a model for many groups; in 1974 it split into academies led by its red-belt teachers.

Also known as

Senzala

Founded

1964~
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“After a trip to Bahia in 1964, where they trained with M.Bimba for some months, the urban [...] professional and fazendeiro (owner of a large estate) Rafael Flores and his brother Paulo decided to resume capoeira exercises on the veranda of their penthouse flat in Laranjeiras.”
— Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info
“The group called itself Senzala (slave hut).”
— Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

Members (2)

  • Mestre Nestor Capoeira
    1968
    Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    fact_check
    Single source.
    “M.Nestor Capoeira, who joined the Senzala in 1968”
    — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info
  • Mestre Camisa
    1972
    Probable
    Probable
    Single source.
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
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    Single source.
    “Camisa Roxa’s younger brother José Tadeu Cardoso (M. Camisa, then still called Camisinha) arrived in 1972 and soon became a leading figure in the Senzala group”
    — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

Locations (1)

  • Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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    “After a trip to Bahia in 1964, where they trained with M.Bimba for some months, the urban [...] professional and fazendeiro (owner of a large estate) Rafael Flores and his brother Paulo decided to resume capoeira exercises on the veranda of their penthouse flat in Laranjeiras.”
    — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

Tags

capoeira

Sources

“In 1974, Senzala fragmented into individual academies directed by the senior teachers who had been awarded the red belt, but they still maintained an overall link between each group.”
— Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M6A30S3VR8G04FCCV0GG06GQ
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Cite and reuse

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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Grupo Senzala. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6A30S3VR8G04FCCV0GG06GQ - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M6A30S3VR8G04FCCV0GG06GQ, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Grupo Senzala}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6A30S3VR8G04FCCV0GG06GQ}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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