✦ Founder
Vicente Pastinha
also known as Mestre Pastinha
📍 Brazil⧖ Apr 5, 1889 – Nov 13, 1981
Capoeira AngolaTraditional Capoeira
Born Salvador, Bahia. Opened Centro Esportivo 1941. Died blind and impoverished at 92.
Notable Achievements
Mestre (Master); Father of Capoeira Angola; Opened Centro Esportivo de Capoeira Angola (1941); Doctor Honorius Cause (posthumous, UFBA 1996)