Lineage of Mestre Forró

Known line ends here

5 generations up

• Bentinho1870s – ?
• Luiz Cândido Machado1860s – ?
• Tio Alípio1850s – ?

Known line ends here

4 generations up

• MestreArraia1946 – 200517 January 1946 – 14 January 2005

  trained under Bimba, 1960s – 1960sVerified

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

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

• MestreBimba1899 – 197423 November 1899 – 5 February 1974

  trained under Luiz Cândido MachadoVerified

  trained under Cobrinha Verde, 1935 – 5 February 1974Verified

  student of Bentinho, 1911 – 1915Verified

• Dendê1890s – ?
• MestreEspinho Remosoc. 1910 – 1960
• MestreEuclides Paes1940s –
• Gasolina1880s – c. 1925
• Juvêncio Grosso1880s – ?
• Maitá1880s – ?
• MestreMarcelino1920s –
• Neco Canário Pardo1880s – ?
• Oleriano de Góes1870s – ?
• MestrePaulinho Salmon1940s –
• Ricardo de Ilha de Maré1890s – ?
• Siri de Mangue1880s – ?
• Talabi1890s – ?
• Tonha Rolo do Mar1870s – 1950s
• MestreValdo Santana1930s –

Known line ends here

3 generations up

• Auvelino1910s – ?
• 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

• MestreDanadinho1940s –

  trained under Arraia, 1961 – 1965Verified

• Eutíquio1900s – 1954

  student of Oleriano de GóesLikely

• João Catarino1900s – ?

  student of Besouro Mangangá, ? – 8 July 1924Likely

• Juvêncio1890s – ?
• MestreLéo1910s – ?

  student of João CatarinoLikely

• MestrePastinha1889 – 19815 April 1889 – 13 November 1981

  student of Benedito, 1899 – 1902Verified

• MestrePaulo Flores1940s –

  trained under Pastinha, 1963 – 13 November 1981Likely

  trained under Valdo Santana, 1962Verified

  trained under Bimba, 1963 – 1963Verified

• MestreRafael Flores1948 – 20161948 – 5 November 2016

  trained under Marcelino, 1960s – 1963Verified

  trained under Pastinha, 1963 – 13 November 1981Likely

  trained under Valdo Santana, 1962 – 1963Likely

  trained under Bimba, 1963 – 1963Verified

• 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

• MestreZé Maria1948 – 201620 December 1948 – 2016

  trained under Euclides Paes, 1966 – 1967Verified

  trained under Paulinho Salmon, 1966 – 1967Verified

2 generations up

• MestreBigodinho1933 – 201113 September 1933 – 5 April 2011

  trained under Auvelino, 1950 – 5 April 2011Likely

  student of Waldemar, 1950 – 1970Verified

• MestreBoca Rica1936 –

  student of Pastinha, 1952 – 13 November 1981Verified

  trained under Waldemar, 1950s – 16 March 1990Verified

• MestreCanela1951 – 202226 February 1951 – 29 January 2022

  student of Zé Maria, 1967 – 1979Verified

• MestreGato Preto1930 – 200219 March 1930 – 6 August 2002

  student of Eutíquio, 1938 – 1942Verified

  trained under João Catarino, 1942 – 6 August 2002Verified

  student of Pastinha, 1950 – 1951Verified

  trained under Léo, 1942 – 1947Verified

  student of Cobrinha Verde, 1947 – 1983Verified

  trained under Waldemar, 1950s – 16 March 1990Verified

• MestreJoão Grande1933 –

  trained under Barbosa, 1953 – 1953Verified

  student of Pastinha, received a title from Pastinha, 1953 – 13 November 1981Verified

  trained under Cobrinha Verde, 1953 – 1983Verified

• 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

• MestrePeixinho1947 – 201120 December 1947 – 16 May 2011

  trained under Danadinho, 1964 – 1965Verified

  student of Rafael Flores, 1965 – 16 May 2011Verified

  student of Paulo Flores, 1965 – 16 May 2011Verified

Learned from

• MestreMarrom1963 –

  trained under Bigodinho, 1990s – 5 April 2011Verified

  student of Canela, 1976 – c. 1979Verified

  trained under João Pequeno, 1990s – 9 December 2011Likely

  trained under Gato Preto, 1990s – 6 August 2002Verified

  student of Peixinho, received a title from Peixinho, c. 1979 – 16 May 2011Verified

  trained under Boca Rica, 1990sVerified

  trained under João Grande, 1990sVerified

In focus

• MestreForró1976 –

  student of Marrom, received a title from Marrom, 2004Likely

Students · 1

• AlunoCaroço1975 –

  student of Paulo SiqueiraLikely

  trained under RogérioLikely

  trained under MarromLikely

  trained under ForróLikely

  trained under João GrandeLikely