Juvêncio Grosso

Juvêncio Grosso was a capoeirista from Santo Amaro da Purificação in the Recôncavo Baiano, active during the early 20th century. He is known from Mestre Cobrinha Verde's autobiographical testimony, in which Cobrinha Verde listed the many mestres from whom he learned capoeira in his hometown.

Cobrinha Verde stated: "I learned from many mestres in Santo Amaro. I will give their names one by one: Maitá (who even had a samba song named after him), Licurí, Joité, Dendê, Gasolina, Siri de Mangue, Doze Homens, Esperidião, Juvêncio Grosso, Espinho Remoso, Neco Canário Pardo."

Beyond this mention, no further biographical information has been found about Juvêncio Grosso. His presence in this list of Santo Amaro mestres places him among the generation contemporary with the legendary Besouro Mangangá (c. 1895-1924). The "Grosso" (thick/big) in his apelido likely referred to a physical characteristic.

Juvêncio Grosso represents the informal, pre-academy era of capoeira transmission in the Recôncavo Baiano, where young capoeiristas like Cobrinha Verde learned from multiple mestres in the community rather than a single formal teacher.