✦ Founder
Vicente Pastinha
also known as Mestre Pastinha
Father of Capoeira Angola; preserved African-rooted tradition
📍 Brazil⌛ Pre-1600 (Ancient/Medieval)⧖ Apr 5, 1889 – Nov 13, 1981
Capoeira AngolaTraditional Capoeira
Affiliated ·Fundação Mestre PastinhaICAF
Born Salvador, Bahia. Opened Centro Esportivo 1941. Died blind and impoverished at 92.
✦ Founded
Capoeira Angola (preserved)
Notable Achievements
Mestre (Master); Father of Capoeira Angola; Opened Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola (1941); Doctor Honorius Cause (posthumous, UFBA 1996)
Documented Students
Mestre João Grande, Mestre João Pequeno, Mestre Curió