Lineage of Mestre Gato

Known line ends here

5 generations up

• Tio Alípio1850s – ?

Known line ends here

4 generations up

• Besouro Mangangá1895 – 19241895 – 8 July 1924

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

• Dendê1890s – ?
• MestreEspinho Remosoc. 1910 – 1960
• Gasolina1880s – c. 1925
• Juvêncio Grosso1880s – ?
• Maitá1880s – ?
• Tonha Rolo do Mar1870s – 1950s

Known line ends here

3 generations up

• Benedito1830s – ?
• Bentinho1870s – ?
• Besouro Gago1890s – ?
• 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

• Luiz Cândido Machado1860s – ?
• Neco Canário Pardo1880s – ?
• Ricardo de Ilha de Maré1890s – ?
• Siri de Mangue1880s – ?
• Talabi1890s – ?

2 generations up

• MestreArraia1946 – 200517 January 1946 – 14 January 2005

  trained under Bimba, 1960s – 1960sVerified

• 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

• MestreCaiçara1924 – 19978 May 1924 – 26 August 1997

  student of Waldemar, 1950s – 16 March 1990Verified

• MestrePastinha1889 – 19815 April 1889 – 13 November 1981

  student of Benedito, 1899 – 1902Verified

• 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

Learned from

• MestreDanadinho1940s –

  trained under Arraia, 1961 – 1965Verified

• MestreOnça Tigre1919 –

  student of Bimba, 1937 – 1939Verified

• MestreSilvestre1930s –

  student of Caiçara, 1950s – 26 August 1997Verified

  trained under Pastinha, 1950s – 13 November 1981Likely

  student of Waldemar, 1950s – 16 March 1990Verified

  trained under Bimba, 1950s – 5 February 1974Likely

In focus

• MestreGato1952 –

  trained under Onça TigreVerified

  trained under DanadinhoVerified

  student of Silvestre, received a title from Silvestre, 1979Verified