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Ápio Patrocínio da Conceição, known as Camafeu de Oxóssi (Salvador, October 4, 1915 – March 26, 1994), was a capoeira mestre, president of the Filhos de Gandhi, Obá de Xangô in candomblé, owner of the famous restaurant in the Mercado Modelo (which still bears his name today), musician, composer, and an iconic figure in the capital of Bahia, mentioned in books and songs.[1]

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  1. 19 relations: Berimbau, Camafeu de Oxóssi, Candomblé, Capoeira, Carybé, Dakar, Dorival Caymmi, Federal University of Bahia, Gilberto Gil, Historic Center of Salvador, Ilê Axé Opô Afonjá, João Grande, Jorge Amado, Mahatma Gandhi, Mestre (title), Salvador, Bahia, Senegal, Vicente Ferreira Pastinha, Yoruba language.

  2. Brazilian capoeira practitioners
  3. Capoeira mestres

Berimbau

The berimbau (borrowed from Kimbundu mbirimbau) is a traditional Angolan musical bow that is commonly used in Brazil.

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Camafeu de Oxóssi

Ápio Patrocínio da Conceição, known as Camafeu de Oxóssi (Salvador, October 4, 1915 – March 26, 1994), was a capoeira mestre, president of the Filhos de Gandhi, Obá de Xangô in candomblé, owner of the famous restaurant in the Mercado Modelo (which still bears his name today), musician, composer, and an iconic figure in the capital of Bahia, mentioned in books and songs. Camafeu de Oxóssi and Camafeu de Oxóssi are Brazilian capoeira practitioners, capoeira mestres and Samba musicians.

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Candomblé

Candomblé is an African diasporic religion that developed in Brazil during the 19th century.

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Capoeira

Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art and game that includes elements of dance, acrobatics, music and spirituality.

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Carybé

Héctor Julio Páride Bernabó (7 February 1911 – 2 October 1997) was an Argentine-Brazilian artist, researcher, writer, historian and journalist.

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Dakar

Dakar (Ndakaaru) is the capital and largest city of Senegal.

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Dorival Caymmi

Dorival Caymmi (April 30, 1914 – August 16, 2008) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. Camafeu de Oxóssi and Dorival Caymmi are Samba musicians.

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Federal University of Bahia

The Federal University of Bahia (Universidade Federal da Bahia, UFBA) is a public university located mainly in the city of Salvador.

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Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism.

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Historic Center of Salvador

The Historic Center (US) or Centre (UK) (Centro Histórico) of Salvador de Bahia in Brazil, also known as the italic (Portuguese for "Pillory") or Pelo, is a historic neighborhood in western Salvador, Bahia.

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Ilê Axé Opô Afonjá

Ilê Axé Opó Afonjá, also known as Centro Santa Cruz Axé of Opó Afonjá or Casa de Xangô, is a Candomblé terreiro in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

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João Grande

João Oliveira dos Santos (born 15 January 1933), better known as Mestre João Grande, is a Grão-Mestre (Grand Master) of the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira angola who has contributed to the spread of this art throughout the world. Camafeu de Oxóssi and João Grande are capoeira mestres.

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Jorge Amado

Jorge Amado (10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school.

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Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (ISO: Mōhanadāsa Karamacaṁda Gāṁdhī; 2 October 186930 January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.

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Mestre (title)

In the Brazilian martial art capoeira, the title mestre designates the master practitioner. Camafeu de Oxóssi and mestre (title) are capoeira mestres.

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Salvador, Bahia

Salvador is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia.

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Senegal

Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds The Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country.

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Vicente Ferreira Pastinha

Vicente Ferreira Pastinha (April 5, 1889, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil – November 13, 1981), known as Mestre Pastinha, was a mestre of the Afro-Brazilian martial art capoeira and a codifier of the traditional capoeira Angola style. Camafeu de Oxóssi and Vicente Ferreira Pastinha are capoeira mestres.

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Yoruba language

Yoruba (Yor. Èdè Yorùbá,; Ajami: عِدعِ يوْرُبا) is a language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in Southwestern and Central Nigeria.

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See also

Brazilian capoeira practitioners

Capoeira mestres

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camafeu_de_Oxóssi