• José Souza Góes
     Mestre Zeca (Gatinho) 
    16/Apr/1956 - 25/Mar/2024






    Zeca, also known as Gatinho or Gato III, José Souza Góes, son of master Gato Preto, has passed away.

    The ABC

    1956 - Born on April 16th.

    1963 - Started capoeira with his father.

    1969 - On March 26th, together with his father and older brother Gato II (Sinésio Souza Góes) appeared in a presentation in Brasília  see here .

    1974 - Together with M Mala and M Mau (student of M Cobrinha Verde) he founded the Capoeira association 3 Amigos and the Filhos de Oxalá Folk Group. That year he also participated in an event in São Paulo  see here .

    1976 - Alongside his father he appeared at the American Folklore Festival (African Diaspora)  see here . That year he also appeared on some photos together with M Sandoval (see below).

    2002 - Visited the Capoeira Meia Lua Group at the Centro de Ensino Médio Setor Leste-Cemsl, Brasília, Federal District, on October 7th (see below).

    2024 - Passed away on March 25th.

    Brasília, 2002

    Brasília, 2002


    Images

    • M Zeca

    • M Zeca

    • M Zeca
      Collection: CM Abutre Kenia

    • M Zeca and M Sandoval jogando
      1976
      Photo: Rivaldo Leite

    • M Zeca and M Sandoval jogando
      1976
      Photo: Rivaldo Leite

    • M Zeca and M Sandoval jogando
      1976
      Photo: Rivaldo Leite

    • M Zeca and M Sandoval jogando
      1976
      Photo: Rivaldo Leite

    • M Zeca with berimbau
      1976
      Photo: Rivaldo Leite

    • M Zeca with berimbau
      1976
      Photo: Rivaldo Leite

    • M Zeca and others
      1976
      Photo: Rivaldo Leite

    M Zeca


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