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Waldemar Esteves da Cunha

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Nationality
  
Brazilian

Children
  
4

Spouse(s)
  
Eunice da Cunha


Known for
  
Rei Momo Waldemar

Occupation
  
Rei Momo

Name
  
Waldemar da

Waldemar Esteves da Cunha

Full Name
  
Waldemar Esteves da Cunha

Born
  
August 9, 1920 (
1920-08-09
)
Santos, Brazil

Died
  
April 8, 2013, Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

vídeo 01 Exposição Waldemar Esteves da Cunha Memorial do Samba 23 01 2018


Waldemar Esteves da Cunha (August 9, 1920 – April 8, 2013) was at the time of his death in 2013, the oldest King Momo in Brazil.

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Biography

Waldemar Esteves da Cunha was born in the port city of Santos, Brazil, on August 9, 1920. For many years he worked with dental articles in the family company.

In 1950 he was elected King Momo of Santos, after the Dona Dorotea Marathon, a marathon on Santos' beach.

He was Momo of Santos until 1990 and today is the oldest King Momo in Brazil. In 1957 he suffered a golpe when he was elected Rei Momo Eduardo, from Rio de Janeiro. After 1957, he was Momo until 1990.

Between 1997 and 2000 the Carnival of Santos had some security troubles. The city wanted the Samba Schools to be great as National Carnivals (Rio and São Paulo) and the parades were on the Orla beach, but unfortunately it was all locked.

King Momo Waldemar, during the Carnival of 2001, at the age of 81, came back on the Avenues to lay peace and joy. Unfortunately, nothing happened, and the parades were blocked until 2005. In that year Santos had a new Sambadrome, in Northwestern City, larger than the area of the Orla beach.

Pensioned, Waldemar lived in Santos with his wife, four sons and six nephews. He died in Santos on April 8, 2013.

References

Waldemar Esteves da Cunha Wikipedia


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