132 years ago on April 5, 1889, Vicente Ferreira Pastinha · Mestre Pastinha was born Mestre Pastinha became the greatest reference in the preservation, defense and organization of Capoeira Angola. Among other students, he left his faithful disciple Mestre João Pequeno de Pastinha who left us the responsibility to continue his legacy!
Today marks the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Capoeira Angola Sports Center · C.E.C.A - The institution was founded on February 23, 1941 by Vicente Ferreira Pastinha. The information on the history of the foundation of the CECA was extracted from the manuscript of Vicente Ferreira Pastinha. The spelling was kept as it is in the manuscript!
