Mestre João Grande · Lineage tree

Also known as

João Oliveira dos Santos

Description

Capoeira Angola master, student of Mestre Pastinha; still teaching in New York City in 2009.

Teachers (1)

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  Mestre Pastinha

  sports_martial_artsCapoeira Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

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  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Single source.

  “most contemporary practitioners of capoeira Angola trace their lineage through Mestre Pastinha’s students. These students include Mestres João Grande (born João Oliveira dos Santos 1933–) who was still teaching in New York City in 2009”

  — Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010). Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation info

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