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Brazilian Association of Capoeira Angola

Association · 1993
Salvador, Bahia Brazil

Description

Association of capoeira Angola mestres in Salvador, founded in 1993, the first umbrella body for angoleiros alone; the Bahian government gave it a colonial townhouse in the historic centre.

Also known as

ABCA

Founded

1993
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“In 1993 surviving old mestres united to found the Brazilian Association of Capoeira Angola—ABCA, the first umbrella organization exclusively for angoleiros.”
— Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

Officers (1)

  • Mestre João Pequeno
    President
    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.
    “João Pequeno became the first president of ABCA, followed by M.Curió and Mala.”
    — Assunção, Matthias Röhrig. (2005). Capoeira: The History of an Afro-Brazilian Martial Artlink info

Locations (1)

  • Salvador, Bahia Brazil
    warning No sources cited

Tags

capoeira

Sources

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

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Brazilian Association of Capoeira Angola. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6A2JTHXC2YQ90S4BACNGDZ5 - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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