Xaveco Oliveira
José de Arimatéia Elias de Oliveira
Parnaíba, Piauí, Brazil, 1937
Acrobat, animal tamer, catcher, and clown Xaveco. He is part of the third generation of the Oliveira family and his parents are Jose Elias de Oliveira and Elisa Elias de Oliveira. Xaveco made his debut flying on the trapeze at Circo Nerino at age seven and then performed at Irmãos Oliveira, Vostok and Norte-Americano owned by Charles Barry.
