O legado do Mestre Samuray para a Capoeira do Ceará: um jogador-estudioso na universidade

Abstract

The present work narrates fragments of the life story of Mestre Samuray, a capoeirista from Ceará who left a legacy based on the dialogue between popular culture and academic knowledge. This research is justified by keeping alive the history of “capoeira cearense” and its actors, thus fostering the flow of knowledge that permeates the universe of this culture. The general objective of this work is to investigate the legacy of Mestre Samuray in “capoeira cearense”. For this, a research was developed with a qualitative approach, from ethnographic immersion in the universe of capoeira, from written interviews and listening to masters through videos. As a result, an information material was obtained, from the memories of Mestre Samuray's disciples, which made it possible to construct a narrative about his life history, also reporting on his legacy and approaching the category ofplayer-scholar. Thus, it is possible to conclude that Mestre Samuray left a relevant legacy that brought “capoeira cearense” closer to the academic universe, thus collaborating for the teaching of capoeira in the university space and training of practitioners.