Jose Elias Da Silva (Mestre Elias) started practicing Capoeira since 1968. With devotion and
determination in the learning of the art of Capoeira, he became a Mestre
(highest rank in capoeira) in 1990 and has thus been known among capoeiristas
as "Mestre Elias".
Mestre Elias
is the founder of "ASSOCIAÇÃO GRUPO SENZALA DE CAPOEIRA DE TERESÓPOLIS
(the Senzala Capoeira Group of Teresopolis). The association is based in
Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The
association has also been established all over Europe in countries such as
England, France and Germany under the supervision of Mestre Elias students -
Contra Mestre Michel York and Contra Mestre Banana. Mestre Elias has also sent
Professor Parabolica to Malaysia and the Philippines to open more branches of
the association in Southeast Asia.
Having
students all over Brazil, Europe, and now Southeast Asia, the association in
Teresopolis functions as a center of intercultural exchange with capoeiristas
from various backgrounds constantly learning this Brazilian art.
Today, Mestre Elias travels around the world participating in meetings, functions, giving lectures, seminars and courses, while attending batizados and troca de corda (grading events) - dedicating his life to promoting and introducing the art of Capoeira to the world.
1
Nahid Aghazada
Azerbaijan
208
Point
2
Nathanael Edson Barros Morais
Brazil
195
Point
3
Murat Cepel
Turkey
150
Point
4
Mykhaylo Sushytskyy
Portugal
135
Point
5
Claudio Roberto Pereira da Silva
Hungary
110
Point
6
Kamran Abbasov
Azerbaijan
98
Point
7
Mirnihad Aghayev
Azerbaijan
95
Point
8
Javidan Piriyev
Azerbaijan
85
Point
9
Murad Mammadli
Azerbaijan
75
Point
10
Douglas Rafael Santos Oliveira
Brazil
75
Point
11
Vinicius Mateus De Souza Dias
Brazil
75
Point
12
Amal Heydarzadeh
Azerbaijan
75
Point
13
Artem Burke
Russia
75
Point
14
Konstantinos Theodosopoilos
Greece
75
Point
15
Jeremy Tolet
France
65
Point
16
Denis Pustonski
Estonia
65
Point
17
Valeh Valehli
Azerbaijan
55
Point
18
Huseyn Askerzadeh
Azerbaijan
55
Point
19
Aleksei Gurov
Russia
45
Point
20
Jain Sagar Rajeshi
India
45
Point
21
Jalil Ganiyev
Azerbaijan
45
Point
22
Andrei Mitrofanov
Russia
45
Point
23
Rustam Iunusov
Russia
45
Point
24
Severiano Andrade dos Santos
Germany
45
Point
25
Maksym Serdiuk
Ukraine
45
Point
26
Chingiz Zeynalov
Azerbaijan
45
Point
27
Lionel Lang
Switzerland
45
Point
28
Shahin Rahimov
Azerbaijan
40
Point
29
Erhan Topan
Turkey
40
Point
30
Vusal Babayev
Azerbaijan
40
Point
31
Cihangir Tezcan
Turkey
40
Point
32
Emir Ekinci
Turkey
40
Point
33
Elmir Aghagulov
Azerbaijan
40
Point
34
Nihad Gurbanli
Azerbaijan
40
Point
35
Nikita Mayer
Kazakhstan
40
Point