Roda de Trapiche de Baixo had Tio Alípio as a member1888 – ?
After abolition in 1888, Tio Alípio moved to Trapiche de Baixo neighborhood where he lived and continued practicing/teaching capoeira.
Event · Roda
Roda de Trapiche de Baixo
Capoeira do Trapiche de Baixo
Date: c. 1908
Location: Santo Amaro, Bahia, Brazil
An informal community of capoeiristas in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, centered around Besouro Mangangá and his companions. NOT a formal school—Trapiche de Baixo was a neighborhood where capoeiristas lived, trained together on Sundays and at folk festivals, and held memorable rodas. This proto-group represents the social structure through which capoeira was transmitted from African ex-slaves (Tio Alípio) to the legendary Besouro and his generation, and onward to Cobrinha Verde.
Pre-codification era. Practiced traditional Bahian capoeira before the Angola/Regional split. Included knife techniques, mandinga, and spiritual practices (corpo fechado).
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Roda de Trapiche de Baixo led by Tio Alípio1888 – ?
Tio Alípio was the primary capoeira teacher in Santo Amaro area, teaching in the sugarcane fields and Trapiche de Baixo neighborhood. Recorded as leader_of the roda (#1348 R2): a roda takes no teaches_at; the teaching is kept here.
Likely[2]- [2]Cobrinha Verde interview: "O mestre mais famoso dentro de Santo Amaro chamava-se Alípio" (reference incomplete)
Roda de Trapiche de Baixo had Besouro Mangangá as a memberc. 1908 – 8 July 1924
Besouro moved to Trapiche de Baixo at age 13 (~1908) and trained/taught there until his death in 1924. The neighborhood "became his school".
Verified[3]- [3]velhosmestres.com: besouro, quote attributed to Professor Leiteiro; the 1908 date comes from a separate timeline line, '1908 - Aprendeu capoeira com Tio Alípio'(accessed 2 November 2026)
Nas rodas de capoeira do Trapiche de Baixo
Roda de Trapiche de Baixo led by Besouro Mangangác. 1912 – 8 July 1924
Besouro taught capoeira in secret at Trapiche de Baixo. When police appeared, he would send students away and face authorities alone. Recorded as leader_of the roda (#1348 R2, Q3a): a roda takes no teaches_at; the teaching is kept here.
- [3]velhosmestres.com: besouro, quote attributed to Professor Leiteiro; the 1908 date comes from a separate timeline line, '1908 - Aprendeu capoeira com Tio Alípio'(accessed 2 November 2026)
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Roda de Trapiche de Baixo had Boca de Siri as a memberc. 1910 – 8 July 1924
One of Besouro's companions at Trapiche de Baixo alongside Paulo Barroquinha, Noca de Jacó, Doze Homens, and Canário Pardo. They were a gang of capoeira resistance fighters who trained together on Sundays.
Roda de Trapiche de Baixo had Neco Canário Pardo as a memberc. 1910 – 8 July 1924
One of Besouro's companions at Trapiche de Baixo alongside Paulo Barroquinha, Boca de Siri, Noca de Jacó, and Doze Homens. They were a gang of capoeira resistance fighters who trained together on Sundays.
Roda de Trapiche de Baixo had Paulo Barroquinha as a memberc. 1910 – 8 July 1924
One of Besouro's companions at Trapiche de Baixo alongside Boca de Siri, Noca de Jacó, Doze Homens, and Canário Pardo. They were a gang of capoeira resistance fighters who trained together on Sundays.
Roda de Trapiche de Baixo had Doze Homens as a memberc. 1910 – 8 July 1924
One of Besouro's companions at Trapiche de Baixo alongside Paulo Barroquinha, Boca de Siri, Noca de Jacó, and Canário Pardo. They were a gang of capoeira resistance fighters who trained together on Sundays.
Roda de Trapiche de Baixo had Noca de Jacó as a memberc. 1910 – 8 July 1924
One of Besouro's companions at Trapiche de Baixo alongside Paulo Barroquinha, Boca de Siri, Doze Homens, and Canário Pardo. They were a gang of capoeira resistance fighters who trained together on Sundays.
Roda de Trapiche de Baixo had Cobrinha Verde as a memberc. 1916 – 8 July 1924
Began training with his cousin Besouro Mangangá at Trapiche de Baixo around age 4 (1912-1916). Cobrinha Verde was the youngest member of the community, trained until Besouro's death in 1924.
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Sources cited
- [1]Em 1888, Alípio mudou para Trapiche de Baixo ×1cited 1 time
- [2]Cobrinha Verde interview: "O mestre mais famoso dentro de Santo Amaro chamava-se Alípio" ×1cited 1 time
- [3]velhosmestres.com: besouro ×1cited 1 time
- [4]documented teaching Cobrinha Verde from 1912 ×1cited 1 time
- [5]José Brigido Dorneles Antunes (via Antonio Liberac) ×5cited 5 times
- [6]Professor Leiteiro ×4cited 4 times
- [7]Cobrinha Verde, Velhos Mestres ×1cited 1 time