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] During its "golden years" from 1967 to 1971, Senzala group held rodas every Saturday afternoon in the Cosme Velho neighborhood.
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.
Quite the opposite happened, as each member ventured into different places, the number of students grew significantly.