Rest In Peace Mestre Artur Emidio and Mestre Peixinho

Artur Emidio de Oliveira was born in Itabuna, south of Bahia, on March 31, 1930.
He lived with his parents, farmers, in a modest house of the then “Straight Street” in the neighborhood of Pontalzinho.
He started practicing capoeira when he was only seven years, with Master Dad , Teodoro Ramos, a disciple of Master Baby , of African origin.
Dad at six o’clock in the morning would wake him every day to train. The Master tells about that time: “the practice of Capoeira was forbidden. He trained at the top of the hills in the alleys at night and always hiding. Many were the times that my Master was arrested. But the day after the bail was paid, and he left. And at night, returning to teaching capoeira, practiced by love! … It was at that time as well: just waddle. Gingo was arrested! But traders already practiced, university students, poor people and people rich! “
When he turned 15 years old his master died.
Dad was a master misterioza figure on which to set up several stories, including on his death. According to Artur Emidio, he died of “natural death”, attacked by meningitis, but until today there are those who refer to his death “heroic.” Some people tell that in the moonlit nights of Itabuna and Islanders, he tried to fly from a tall coconut palm leaves used as wings, as did Icarus in Ancient Greece. The experiment ended in his downfall and death.
As a teenager, Artur Emidio delighted audiences in circuses and amusement parks Itabuna programs with “wrestling”, which constitute demonstrations of martial arts skill is still little known, and especially the art of Capoeira.
Aged 23 (1953) leaves Itabuna to Sao Paulo in order to fight Edgar Hard fighting, wrestling. And the winner was!
In 1954 goes to Rio de Janeiro to fight Helio Gracie , Jiu-Jitsu. And the stalemate is the result of the fight!
Mestre Artur Emidio is the predecessor of Capoeira in Rio de Janeiro.
In 1955 he moved to Rio de Janeiro with his family at that time according to Mestre Artur the only poultry that existed in Rio de Janeiro was the Master Sinhozinho , that there was a capoeira rhythm, had no berimbau, pandeiro, conga, had only fight . Mestre Artur Emidio says: “In the academy Sinhozinho that rolled was a brawl and it was not my kind of teaching capoeira.”
At this time Sinhozinho and Arthur were invited to make a presentation of capoeira in the military, students entered Sinhozinho Speedo getting a punch in the face of another, a horrible thing away from the roots of capoeira, as students of capoeira played Arthur, was a success.
In the ring, faced a first-line fighters, like Rudolf Hermany , Robson Gracie , Carlos Coutinho (Bahia), Carbon (Rio) and Edgar Duro(Sao Paulo). He faced with success, some students of Mestre Bimba who crossed his path.
His first student was Djalma Flag , foreign travel companion, with whom the Master honed in Capoeira. He was a pioneer in international dissemination of Capoeira, made ​​through travel around 20 countries. Is exhibited, too, for ex-President Getulio Vargas, Salvador: “… when they stopped the berimbau, the former president got up and came to greet me, ‘congratulations boy. This is a sport truly Brazilian! And you know how to practice it! “was what I then said the former president.”
He was a pioneer in international dissemination of Capoeira, made through travel around 20 countries.
Artur Emidio has trained many students among the teachers: Celso (Mill Queen) , Mendonca (creator of twine) , Paulo Gomes (deceased founder of ABRACAP) , Vilela .
Osteoarthritis in the left knee impossible to continue playing and teaching Capoeira.
However, remains in permanent contact with the World of Capoeira and gives lectures about Capoeira, its foundations and its history: “Mestre Bimba and Mestre Pastinha have died, but not me, when I can return to class, I have a lot to teaching I have never seen anyone do. “