Mestre Beija Flor
Name: Gilberto Quini
Group: Capoeira Paname
Country: France (Europe)
City: Paris
Birthday: 1959-09-22
Day of death: 0000-00-00
Website: http://assocapoeirapaname.free.fr
Image: ../mestres/images/beijaflor.jpg
About Mestre Beija Flor
Mestre Beija Flor produced two cd’s (Capoeira Senzala de Santos I & II). He got called Beija-Flor (humming bird) because of his amazing acrobatic moves in the roda. After a few years training, he completed his course in 1980. He began helping teaching in the academy, then he opened his own. In 1987, he got a chance to travel to Europe with a folcklore show. He decided to settle in Paris. On the next year, he founded the Association de Capoeira Paname. He received the diploma of Capoeira Master, 1st level, by the Paulista Capoeira Federation in 1988 and that of Capoeira Master by the Brasilian Capoeira Confederation in 1992.