Lineage of Mestre King Kong

Known line ends here

4 generations up

• MestreAntônio de Noronha1870s – ?
• Benedito1830s – ?

Known line ends here

3 generations up

• MestreAberrê1895 – 19426 August 1895 – September 1942

  trained under Pastinha, 1910 – 1912Disputed

  student of Antônio de Noronha, 1910 – 1912Likely

• Besourinho1880s – 1920s
• Gasolina1880s – c. 1925
• MestrePastinha1889 – 19815 April 1889 – 13 November 1981

  student of Benedito, 1899 – 1902Verified

• MestreQuerido de Deus1880s – 1940s
• MestreVitor Agaú1880s – 1960s

2 generations up

• MestreOnça Preta1909 – 200627 January 1909 – 2006

  student of Vitor Agaú, 1910s – 1920sLikely

  student of Besourinho, 1910s – 1920sLikely

  student of Gasolina, 1910s – c. 1925Verified

  student of Querido de DeusLikely

  student of Pastinha, 1910s – 1920sLikely

  student of AberrêLikely

Learned from

• MestreInauá1940s –

  student of Onça PretaLikely

In focus

• MestreKing Kong1950s –

  student of InauáLikely