Our Master
Paulo Cesar da Silva Souza , Mestre Paulinho sabia , is one of the founders of Group Capoeira Brasil. He started training capoeira in the streets of Niteroi with a guy called Florencio, in 1970 his father enrolled him into a capoeira group called Rio Antigo, because it was too dangerous for a boy of ten years old to practice capoeira in the streets in 1972 he met Mestre Gato from Senzala and in the end of 1973 he became part of Group Senzala where he stayed until January 1989 when together with Mestre Paulao Ceara and Mestre Boneco they founded the Grupo Capoeira Brasil , today he has his academy in Niteroi Brazil.