Lineage of Mestre Traíra

Known line ends here

2 generations up

• Besouro Gago1890s – ?
• Neco Canário Pardo1880s – ?
• Ricardo de Ilha de Maré1890s – ?
• Siri de Mangue1880s – ?
• Talabi1890s – ?

Known line ends here

Learned from

• Juvêncio1890s – ?
• 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

In focus

• MestreTraíra1925 – 1970s

  trained under Severo do PelourinhoUnverified

  student of Waldemar, 1947 – c. 1975Verified

  trained under Juvêncio, 1938 – 1947Likely

Students · 3

• 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

• MestreCamisa Roxa1944 – 20137 January 1944 – 18 April 2013

  trained under Traíra, 1960s – 1970sLikely

  trained under Waldemar, 1960s – 16 March 1990Likely

  student of Bimba, 1963 – 5 February 1974Verified

• MestreRoque1938 –

  trained under TraíraLikely

  trained under Cobrinha VerdeLikely