Capoeira Angola is Brazilian gold. Only the angoleiro feels it and can explain why he carries it inside. To be a good capoeirista, it is necessary to train, train and train. Capoeira Angola is my joy, it is the malice of the black man; it is part of my life. It is transcendental! It is inexplicable! It makes the heart beat strong. “Mestre Virgílio”
The book LIDER NEGRO portrays the life and leadership of Senhor Virgílio Maximiano Pereira, known and consecrated in the world of Capoeira as Mestre Virgílio from Fazenda Grande do Retiro. How to get your copy: Brazil +55 71 98610 0571 | Europe + 34 627 22 83 50
This is how our great and beloved Mestre Virgílio describes, with emotion, his relationship with Capoeira throughout his life. Our many years of living with the wisdom of this black leader inspired us to record some passages about Capoeira Baiana and its culture, as well as about Capoeira Angola since the 1930s, from Mestre Espinho Remoso. Lazáro Santiago do Reis | Tatiana Santana dos Santos | Tania Miranda Mascarenhas.
