Zé Espinguela
Zé Espinguela | |
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| Born | José Gomes da Costa c. 1890 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 1945 (aged 55–56) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, writer, pai-de-santo, samba musician |
José Gomes da Costa, also called Zé Spinelli and Zé Espinguela (c. 1890–1945), was a Brazilian journalist, writer, pai-de-santo, and samba musician, who was a member of the Bloco dos Arengueiros, a founder of the Estação Primeira de Mangueira, and an organizer of one of the first samba competitions on 20 January 1929. The contest occurred at his house on Rua Adolpho Bergamini in the Engenho de Dentro neighborhood, the same area where Arranco samba school now stands.