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Artist & Where
- Name: Mestre Nelito
- City/Place: Salvador, Bahia
- Country: Brazil
Life & Work
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Bio:
Mestre Nelito -- Euzébio dos Santos -- was born in Santiago do Iguape, Bahia in 1944. His family moved to Santo Amaro, and then to Salvador when Nelito was 11 years old.
He is a master of capoeira angola and organizer of and chuleiro (a type of singer) in his group Os Vendavais (The Windstorms) , made up of musicians and dancers born in the Recôncavo but now living in Salvador and dedicated to samba de roda and samba chula.
