The ABC of Old Masters of Capoeira

About M Gato Preto:

«And there was Agostinha, who lived in Ilha do Dendê and I was living in Pilar. If I crossed there, to the other side [..] which was called Ilha do Dendê. She is the holy mother [of candomblé]. I went to her house to have candombré, to learn to play atabaque, sing [..]»
M Gato Preto, 1999
«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
«I left Pilar street [in Santo Amaro] being 10 years, 10 to 11 years old, and went to São Braz. [..] I became a fisherman.»
M Gato Preto, 1999

Santo Amaro and São Braz
Visit of the group Warriors of Senzala and friends to Dona Edinha's shrine
Bahia, 2001