Lineage of Mestre Barba Branca

Known line ends here

4 generations up

• Tio Alípio1850s – ?

Known line ends here

3 generations up

• Benedito1830s – ?
• Besouro Gago1890s – ?
• Besouro Mangangá1895 – 19241895 – 8 July 1924

  student of Tio Alípio, c. 1908 – 8 July 1924Verified

• Dendê1890s – ?
• MestreEspinho Remosoc. 1910 – 1960
• Gasolina1880s – c. 1925
• Juvêncio Grosso1880s – ?
• Maitá1880s – ?
• Neco Canário Pardo1880s – ?
• Ricardo de Ilha de Maré1890s – ?
• Siri de Mangue1880s – ?
• Talabi1890s – ?
• Tonha Rolo do Mar1870s – 1950s

Known line ends here

2 generations up

• Barbosa1900s – ?
• MestreCobrinha Verde1912 – 198324 October 1912 – 1983

  trained under Gasolina, c. 1924 – c. 1925Verified

  trained under Espinho Remoso, 1910s – 1960Verified

  trained under Maitá, c. 1924 – 1983Verified

  trained under Neco Canário PardoVerified

  trained under Juvêncio Grosso, c. 1924 – 1983Verified

  trained under Tonha Rolo do Mar, 1910s – 1950sVerified

  trained under Dendê, c. 1924 – 1983Verified

  student of Besouro Mangangá, 1916 – 8 July 1924Verified

  trained under Siri de Mangue, c. 1924 – 1983Verified

• Juvêncio1890s – ?
• MestrePastinha1889 – 19815 April 1889 – 13 November 1981

  student of Benedito, 1899 – 1902Verified

• Severo do Pelourinho1910s – ?
• MestreWaldemar1916 – 199022 February 1916 – 16 March 1990

  student of Besouro Gago, 1936 – 1940Disputed

  student of Talabi, 1936 – 1940Verified

  student of Ricardo de Ilha de Maré, 1936 – 1940Verified

  student of Neco Canário Pardo, 1936 – 1940Verified

  student of Siri de Mangue, 1936 – 1940Verified

Learned from

• MestreJoão Pequeno1917 – 201127 December 1917 – 9 December 2011

  trained under Barbosa, 1943 – 1945Verified

  student of Pastinha, 1945 – 13 November 1981Verified

  trained under Cobrinha Verde, 1943 – 1945Verified

  trained under Juvêncio, 1933 – 1943Verified

• MestreTraíra1925 – 1970s

  trained under Severo do PelourinhoUnverified

  student of Waldemar, 1947 – c. 1975Verified

  trained under Juvêncio, 1938 – 1947Likely

In focus

• MestreBarba Branca1956 – 202128 March 1956 – 13 November 2021

  student of João Pequeno, received a title from João Pequeno, 1981 – 9 December 2011Likely

  student of Traíra, 1967 – 1975Verified