This is the information I have regarding cabaia/cabaya."In early 1930's several doctors from Salcete including Baronio Monteiro,Peregrino Costa,Sales de Veiga Coutinho,Jose Filipe Menezes and Constancio Roque Monteiro established Liga Economico -Social da India Portuguesa to combat certain aspects of western culture ,including the trend to wear heavy western clothes in the tropics.The Liga advised people to wear cabaias and sandals (in place of closed shoes and socks) .It condemned also the custom of wearing black for funerals and mourning. Some of the members of the Liga wore cabaias-- considered a practical outfit specially for doctors"
I have seen a picture of Goan baker wearing a  cabaia.
Fatima Gracias
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gabriel de Figueiredo" <gdefigueir...@yahoo.com.au>
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Correct - however, my Dad told me that Dr. Baronio Monteiro declared, in his wisdom, that it was the most logical tunic for the tropics. BTW, I think Mario imortalized him in a cartoon with Dr. Baronio in the cabaia doffing his cap to Roque Barneto, Jocu Melo, Eufeumiano Alvares, the Faleiro brothers et al at the pedda ...

And I've a photograph of the Tuna with distinguished gentleman in the cabaia holding a flute.

Cheers,

Gabriel.



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From: Alfred de Tavares <alfredtava...@hotmail.com>
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Gabriel,



The most fervent adherent of the "cabaia" in Goa, our own illustrious Lotlekar,

Dr Barónio Monteiro?


     
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