Circus artist who is able to substitute another artist in any circus act.

Slang used by the circus artists referring to the one who never becomes a professional artist; rascabucha.

Professional who leads a rehearsal with the artists.

Short comic appearence by eccentrics while equipment is changed in the circusring for the next act. The eccentric who plays this role is named toni soirèe.

Plastic or wooden rings used in juggling acts.

Artist who performs on the Roman rings.

Professional in charge of the circus show.

A board balancing on one or more cylinders piled on top of each other where an acrobat balances and juggles.

Acrobatic roller skating performed by two artists on a circular pedestal.

Two wooden or metallic rings hanging from ropes or straps

Created by the French acrobat Daniel Cyr, it is a big and round metallic structure in which acrobats perform as in the German wheel.

A female artist from the Northeast Brazil who sings, dances, imitates and dubs songs, provoking the audience.

Act in which an acrobat is thrown from a giant swing onto the shoulders of a base.