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{{Infobox person<br />
|name = Ápio da Conceição<br />
|other_names = Camafeu de Oxóssi<br />
|birth_date = {{birth date|1915|10|4|mf=y}}<br />
|birth_place = [[Salvador (Bahia)|Salvador]]<br />
|death_date = {{death date and age|1994|4|10|1915|10|4|mf=y}}<br />
|death_place = Salvador<br />
|mother = Maria Firmina da Conceição<br />
|father = Faustino José do Patrocínio<br />
|nationality = Brazil<br />
|occupation = Merchant, singer<br />
|known_for = Cuisine, capoeira, music<br />
}}<br />
'''Ápio Patrocínio da Conceição''', known as '''Camafeu de Oxóssi''' ([[Salvador (Bahia)|Salvador]], [[October 4]], [[1915]] - [[March 26]], [[1994]]), was a master of [[capoeira]], president of the ''[[Filhos de Gandhi]]'', ''[[Obá de Xangô]]'' in [[Candomblé]], owner of the famous restaurant in the [[Mercado Modelo]] (which still bears his name today), musician, composer, and an iconic figure in the capital of Bahia, mentioned in books and songs.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Camafeu was the son of Faustino José do Patrocínio and Maria Firmina da Conceição. His father died when he was young, and his mother was a ''baiana do acarajé'' (a traditional Bahian street food vendor). He spent his childhood on the streets of [[Pelourinho]], working as a shoe shiner, newspaper seller, and lace seller.<ref name=museu>{{cite web|URL=http://www.museuafrobrasil.org.br/pesquisa/hist%c3%b3ria-e-mem%c3%b3ria/historia-e-memoria/2014/07/17/camafeu-de-ox%c3%b3ssi|title=Camafeu de Oxóssi |author=Institucional |date=July 17, 2014 |publisher=Museu Afro-Brasil |accessdate=October 8, 2020 |archivedate=February 9, 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209014740/http://www.museuafrobrasil.org.br/pesquisa/hist%C3%B3ria-e-mem%C3%B3ria/historia-e-memoria/2014/07/17/camafeu-de-ox%C3%B3ssi }}</ref><br />
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Later, he studied at the School of Apprentice Artisans and worked in a foundry. He worked as a stevedore before becoming a merchant in the Mercado Modelo. He owned the "Barraca São Jorge," where he sold items related to Candomblé and berimbaus. He was well-versed in capoeira, of which he was a master, and was a skilled berimbau player, composing various songs, chulas, and sambas.<ref name=museu/><br />
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When the [[Ilê Axé Opô Afonjá]] was led by [[Mãe Senhora]], he received the title of Obá de Xangô, along with other cultural luminaries like [[Carybé]], [[Dorival Caymmi]], and [[Gilberto Gil]].<ref name=museu/><br />
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In the 1960s, he was one of the first students in the [[Yoruba language]] course at the [[Federal University of Bahia]]. During this time, he released his first record in [[1967]]. In 1972, he opened the "Camafeu de Oxóssi" restaurant in the Mercado Modelo, together with his wife Toninha. The restaurant became a landmark for Bahian cuisine.<ref name=museu/><br />
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He served as the president of the Filhos de Gandhi group, which was founded by stevedores like him in 1949, the year of the death of Indian leader [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. The institution faced a crisis from 1973 to 1976, during which it did not parade in the [[Carnival of Salvador]]. Under Camafeu's leadership, which lasted until 1982, the Afoxé group was able to recover and grow again.<ref name=museu/><br />
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Camafeu succumbed to cancer and passed away in [[1994]]. His funeral was attended by a large crowd, as well as prominent figures from politics and culture. He was buried in the Cemetery of the Third Order of São Franscisco.<ref name=museu/><br />
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== Discography ==<br />
* ''Berimbaus da Bahia'' - by ''Camafeu de Oxóssi'' 1967, Continental,<ref name=museu/> with a text on the back cover by [[Jorge Amado]].<br />
* ''Camafeu de Oxóssi'', 1968, Philips (LP)<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[http://danielpenteado.com.br/Bcamafeudeoxossi.html Mestre Camafeu de Oxóssi]<br />
*[http://www.capoeira-infos.org/personnages/legendes/camafeu_de_oxossi.html Camafeu de Oxóssi]<br />
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[[Category:Samba musicians]]<br />
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