Description

Mestre Pastinha's capoeira Angola academy in Salvador, established in 1949 and registered in 1952; from 1955 in a colonial house on the Pelourinho, the main capoeira Angola school of the 1960s.

Also known as

CECA

Locations (3)

• Bigode, Brotas, Salvador, Bahia

  1949

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  “Pastinha now managed to establish the Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola in the soap factory Sicool, where he was working as a watchman. Training took place in the patio of the factory, located in Bigode, in the Brotas neighbourhood.”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info
• Rua Gregório de Mattos 19, Pelourinho, Salvador, Bahia

  1955

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  “in 1955, a space for his academy in the colonial building at 19, Rua Gregória de Mattos, located on the famous [...] Pelourinho Square in the old city centre.”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info
• Ladeira do Ferrão, Pelourinho, Salvador, Bahia

  1979

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  “the city granted him another space in the Rua Gregório de Matos to reopen his school at Ladeira do Ferrão, near the place of his former academy. There his students João Pequeno, João Grande and Ângelo taught”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

Founder

Instructors (4)

• 
  Mestre Pastinha

  Head instructorswordsCapoeira Angola

  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.

  “Pastinha now managed to establish the Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola in the soap factory Sicool, where he was working as a watchman. Training took place in the patio of the factory, located in Bigode, in the Brotas neighbourhood.”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info
• 
  Mestre Canjiquinha

  InstructorswordsCapoeira Angola

  1951

  Confirmed

  Confirmed

  Assunção and English Wikipedia (Milani).

  The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Assunção and English Wikipedia (Milani).

  “In 1951 he became contra-mestre and started teaching in Pastinha’s academy.”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

  “Even though he was not a student of Mestre Pastinha, Canjiquinha was Contra Mestre in his academy.”

  — Wikipedia contributors. (2026). Mestre Canjiquinha. Wikipedia (English)link history info
• 
  Mestre João Pequeno

  InstructorswordsCapoeira Angola

  1979

  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.

  “the city granted him another space in the Rua Gregório de Matos to reopen his school at Ladeira do Ferrão, near the place of his former academy. There his students João Pequeno, João Grande and Ângelo taught”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info
• 
  Mestre João Grande

  InstructorswordsCapoeira Angola

  1979

  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.

  “the city granted him another space in the Rua Gregório de Matos to reopen his school at Ladeira do Ferrão, near the place of his former academy. There his students João Pequeno, João Grande and Ângelo taught”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

Trained here (2)

• 
  Mestre Boca Rica

  swordsCapoeira Angola Probable

  Probable

  Assunção, with Boca Rica's own words quoted in it.

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

  under Mestre Pastinha

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  2 sources expand_more

  fact_check

  Assunção, with Boca Rica's own words quoted in it.

  “Pastinha slowly built up a group of advanced students, many of whom later became mestres and teachers in their own right: João Pequeno, João Grande, Boca Rica, Gildo Alfinete, Bola Sete and others.”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “Pastinha was an excellent mestre, a humble person, a friend, you understand? I considered him my second father.”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info
• 
  Mestre Moraes

  swordsCapoeira Angola Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

  under Mestre João Pequeno

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “At the age of eight a neighbour took him to the CECA, where he started to train under the direction of João Grande and João Pequeno.”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

  swordsCapoeira Angola Probable

  Probable

  Single source.

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

  under Mestre João Grande

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source.

  “At the age of eight a neighbour took him to the CECA, where he started to train under the direction of João Grande and João Pequeno.”

  — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

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capoeira

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