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Grupo Senzala was the most famous capoeira group in Brazil, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. It strongly influenced the teaching methods of capoeira and the style of the game. [1]
Modern Senzala is a result of the Senzala Group of the 1970s. [2]
Senzala Group was strongly influenced by Bimba’s work. One of the factors contributing to Senzala's success in 1960s Rio was the socio-economic background of its members. They were from the upper middle class, which afforded them local connections and a higher social status compared to the capoeiristas from Bahia who had relocated to São Paulo. [3]
At the height of its popularity from 1967 to 1971, rodas were held weekly in the Cosme Velho neighborhood. A diversity of styles existed within the group then. This Senzala style strongly influenced the whole of capoeira in Brazil during the 1970s and 1980s. [4]
Senzala was and still is one of the most interesting forms of working in a group I have experienced. Among the corda-vermelhas there were some with a dictatorial mentality, and others who were complete anarchists; some gave all their energy without thinking about money, and others were like an adding machine; there were the "straight arrows" who did not drink a single beer, and the "freaks" who went out and got wasted every night in Rio's bohemian underworld. There was a bit of everything, with the only thing in common a deep passion for the game and love towards the group we had created. A group without a boss, without written rules or norms, without bureaucracy.… And it worked and is still working. [4]
In 1974, the Senzala group splintered, leading to the number of students grew significantly. [4] Subsequently, the "red cords" (master practitioners) periodically convened. They adhered to the same uniform, grading system, teaching approach, and all operated under the name Senzala. [4]
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