Humberto Ferreira de Mendonça
| Humberto Ferreira de Mendonça | |
|---|---|
| MestreSapo.pngMestreSapo.png Mestre Sapo giving a lesson of Capoeira in Olinda. | |
| Born | April 5, 1973 Olinda, Pernambuco |
| February 27, 2018 (aged 44)February 27, 2018 (aged 44) | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Brazilian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Academia de Capoeira, Associação Angola Mãe, Olinda, Pernambuco |
| 💼 Occupation | policeman, driver |
| Known for | Mestre Capoeira |
Humberto Ferreira de Mendonça, was a Master of Capoeira in Brazil. He is also known as Mestre Sapo by practitioners of this discipline.
Contribution to Capoeira and National Recognition
His contribution to the development of Capoeira has been recognized as a form of care and preservation of the regional and national cultural heritage.[1]
In fact, Capoeira is a martial art born between African coasts (Angola) and Brazil during the Atlantic slave trade.[2] In 2014, the Roda (formation) of Capoeira was declared Intangible cultural heritage of Humanity by Unesco.[3]
His formation in the traditional Brazilian discipline of Capoeira sets in the footsteps of Mestre Pastinha, the founder of capoeira Angola, Mestre Joao Grande, Mestre Moraes.[4] He developed their work, which was about researching the original African roots of Capoeira Angola.
Following his contribution, social and cultural work, he was declared Patron of Capoeira in Pernambuco from the municipality of Recife in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.[5] [6] His work contributed to the fortune and diffusion of Capoeira, the Brazilian national martial art, in various European countries, such as Germany and Italy.[7] He contributed to form masters of capoeira who nowadays formed their own groups and are spreading his teaching around Europe, including Contramestre Lagartixa, Mestra Nazare, Mestra Di, Mestre Nino Faisca.[8]
References
- ↑ "Mestre Sapo - Sabedoria Viva (Mestre Sapo - Living Wisdom)". YouTube. October 2020.
- ↑ Taylor, G. (2007). Capoeira: The Jogo de Angola from Luanda to Cyberspace. 2. North Atlantic Books. p. 66. ISBN 9781583941836. Retrieved 2015-01-01. Search this book on
- ↑ "Capoeira circle - Inscribed in 2014 (9.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity".
- ↑ "Capoeira Angola em Pernambuco". 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "LEI Nº 18.043, DE 20 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2022". 20 December 2022.
- ↑ "Fifth week of capoeira Recife homages Mestre Sapo".
- ↑ "Mestre Rogerinho".
- ↑ "Cadastro nacional da capoerista - Mestre Nino Faisca - Istituto do Patrimonio Historico Artistico Nacional".
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