Mestre Moraes

Also known as

Pedro Moraes Trindade

Description

Capoeira Angola mestre born on the island of Maré and raised in Salvador, who trained at Mestre Pastinha's academy under João Grande and João Pequeno, founded the Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho in Rio de Janeiro in 1980 and led the revival of capoeira Angola from Salvador after 1982.

Teachers (2)

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  Mestre João Grande

  swordsCapoeira Angola 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.

  “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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  Mestre João Pequeno

  swordsCapoeira Angola 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

  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

Students (1)

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  Mestre Cobra Mansa

  swordsCapoeira 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

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  fact_check

  Single source.

  “Moraes and his top student Cobra Mansa (Cinésio Feliciano Peçanha, graduated mestre in 1984) moved to Salvador in 1982.”

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

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