Bumba Meu Boi da Floresta de Apolônio
Founded by Mestre Apolônio Melônio (originally from São João Batista) in the Liberdade quilombo; sotaque da Baixada with cazumbá characters and emu-feather hats. Today directed by Nadir Cruz.
Celebrated 50 years in 2022; honored by UFMA; legally Sociedade Junina Turma de São João Batista.
External page. Check current meetings, membership, and joining details directly with the group.
Other bumba meu boi
Oldest documented sotaque de matraca group; founded by residents of Bom Negócio in the rural Maioba district of São Luís island. Considered the most popular boi de matraca in the state.
Centenarian sotaque de matraca group from the Maracanã community; gathers around 300 brincantes. Associated with Mestre Humberto de Maracanã (1939-).
Historic 'Batalhão Centenário' rooted in the Madre Deus neighborhood; sotaque de matraca; central to the dawn São Pedro gathering at the Madre Deus chapel each June 29.
One of the historical matraca battalions; participated in the founding gathering at João Paulo on June 29, 1928 under brincante Zé Camões.
Traditional matraca battalion from the Sítio do Apicum community; one of the original three bois at the first 1928 São Marçal gathering, then led by Lucas do Apicum.
Sotaque de matraca group of São José de Ribamar, organized under the Associação Folclórica Ribamarense de Bumba-meu-boi de Matraca.