Also known as

Vicente Ferreira Pastinha

Description

Capoeira Angola master from Salvador; opened a capoeira school in 1910 and opposed borrowing from other martial arts. Most capoeira Angola lineages pass through his students.

Students (2)

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  Mestre João Pequeno

  sports_martial_artsCapoeira Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

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  Single source.

  “These students include Mestres João Grande [...] and João Pequeno (born João Pereira dos Santos, 1916–) who, as of 2008, at age 92, continued to oversee rodas at his academy in Salvador, Bahia.”

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

  sports_martial_artsCapoeira Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  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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