All About B-boy Pelezinho

Alex José Gomes Eduardo aka PELÉZINHO aka PELÉ was one of the big surprises of the RED BULL BC ONE in Berlin in 2005. Leaving South America for the first time, he straightaway came in fourth at the BC ONE in Berlin. The following year, he also made fourth place in Brazil. PELÉZINHO is one of the members of the RED BULL BC ONE ALL STARS!

PELÉZINHO shows the Brazilian “ginga” through a creative and powerful style. Ginga—an almost indefinable, mystical quality of movement and attitude possessed only by Brazilians and evident in everything they do. The way they walk, talk, dance and approach everything in their lives. Ginga is what gives Brazilian football players their fluidity and rhythm on the pitch and enables them to ‘Joga Bonito’ (Play Beautiful).

PELÉ’S style is acrobatic and powerful and very creative with deep roots in Brazilian culture. Including elements of capoeira and samba, he has a big variety of moves and tries to stay unpredictable. He surprises the audience with great combinations and suicidal moves. His battle strategy is flexible. Depending on his opponent, he might change his approach every second.

PELÉZINHO saw breaking in 1995 for the first time. He was walking the streets of his hometown, São José do Rio Preto, with his father when he saw B-Boys dancing on cardboard on a street corner. He was 13 years old and was mesmerized by what looked like magic to him. The following year he started to dance himself.

Apart from breaking, PELÉZINHO is into soccer and capoeira, like so many other Brazilian boys. He loves to travel and learn about different cultures and tries to absorb as much as he can when he’s abroad. PELÉZINHO got his name as a kid when he was playing soccer in the streets. He got so good at it, that people started to call him PELÉZINHO, which means little Pelé, after the Brazilian soccer legend. His biggest inspirations are B-Boy Remind from Style Elements and his beloved son who has inspired him ever since the day he was born.

PELÉZINHO sees his future in breaking and wants to go on working hard to establish a name in the international scene. He is a professional dancer, performing in videos, commercials, shows, and theatre performances and wants to dance for the rest of his life. He sees Storm from Germany as an example of how a B-Boy can structure his life around dance by doing workshops, lectures and shows in later years.

PELÉZINHO feels that he could have easily gotten into trouble including drugs and crime because of the environment he grew up in. Many of his childhood friends have already died or gone to prison. He feels that focusing on the dance helped him to stay out of trouble and make the right decisions in his life. His family agrees and that’s why they support him. His grandmother is his biggest fan.

For PELÉZINHO a good B-Boy is somebody who shows respect—respect to his family, his fellow B-Boys, the history of B-Boying and the dance itself. He puts great emphasize on breaking being a dance and not circus acrobatics. “Give respect and gain respect by being the best B-Boy you can!”