FOUNDATION OF CEDANZE – AJPP-CECA・MESTRE FAÍSCA ・ SANTIAGO, CHILE
The story of CEDANZE Academia João Pequeno de Pastinha – CECA in Santiago, Chile, begins in 2022 when LUIZ CARLOS SILVA DOS SANTOS JUNIOR, monitor Lula-Curuzu da Liberdade, disciple of Mestre Faísca, met once a week with the approval and support of Mestre Faísca with: Ignacio A. Ibañez Valenzuela (Nacho), Hari G. T. Marshall and Dominic Jermaine Bednar in a self-managed space in the Chilean capital.
Self-managed space < Okupa House – 2022 > Santiago, Chile
There, they developed the movements, songs, and percussive rhythms of Capoeira Angola under the technique of Mestre João Pequeno de Pastinha.
In a short time, he joined the Heraldo Corvacho group, which had its roots in the Rastafari movement in Chile, and at that time, the Capoeira Angola classes were moved to Pabellón 8, Los Ediles 750, Pudahuel, Metropolitan Region, Chile.
Under the coordination of Master Faísca, monitor Lula-Curuzu da Liberdade continued his constant work of articulating, disseminating, and teaching Afro-Brazilian culture through traditional Capoeira Angola and Samba de Roda from the Recôncavo Baiano region in the city of Santiago and other regions of Chile.
The Lula-Curuzu da Liberdade monitor promoted activities of Capoeira Angola, Samba de Roda from the Reconcavo Baiano region, as well as debates on the African diaspora in academic and cultural institutions such as the Universities: De Playa Ancha, the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Alberto Hurtado, the University of Chile, and the University of Santiago.
On one occasion, through a video call, we had the special participation of Master Faísca, who was in Paris, France, strengthening the ties between Brazil and Chile.
OFFICIALIZATION OF THE CEDANZE ACADEMIA JOÃO PEQUENO DE PASTINHA – CECA MESTRE FAÍSCA IN THE CITY OF SANTIAGO, CHILE IN THE YEAR << 2024 >>
In February 2024, monitor Lula-Curuzu da Liberdade, along with other students from the Capoeira Angola center in Santiago, Chile, organized an event entitled Brincadeira D’Angola – 2024 with the objective of welcoming Mestre Faísca for a group update and officially establishing CEDANZE Academia João Pequeno de Pastinha – CECA ・Mestre Faísca in Santiago, Chile.
The event featured an extensive program that included lectures, “papoeira” discussions, video screenings, and classes on percussion, rhythm, and traditional music from Capoeira Angola and Samba do Recôncavo Baiano.
It was a week of cultural activities dedicated to Afro-Brazilian roots, and a historic moment for the expansion of Capoeira Angola in the country, allowing practitioners to live a complete, holistic existential experience that united body, music, community, and ancestry.
CEDANZE – AJPP-CECA・MESTRE FAÍSCA・SANTIAGO, CHILE WITH FIDELITY
True to these principles, the CEDANZE Academia João Pequeno de Pastinha – CECA ・Mestre Faísca center in the city Santiago, Chile, seeks to transmit Capoeira Angola in its educational, musical, philosophical and physical dimensions, promoting cultural exchange and community strengthening.
Its activities include training, research, the development of educational tools, knowledge-sharing events, and educational initiatives, all aimed at valuing African roots in Latin America.
Today, Capoeira Angola from Bahia in the tradition of Mestre João Pequeno de Pastinha and Mestre Faísca continues to grow in Santiago, Chile, as a space for resistance, art, and collective learning.
RESPONSIBLE FOR CEDANZE AJPP-CECA・MESTRE FAÍSCA ・SANTIAGO DE CHILE
Luiz Carlos Silva dos Santos Junior, monitor Lula-Curuzu da Liberdade, born in Salvador – Bahia Brazil. Lawyer, master professor and doctor in Anthropology (UFBA | PUCC).
Mestre Faísca on a guided tour by Hari in the tourist center of Santiago de Chile
MASTER FAÍSCA IDEALIZES THE CAPOEIRA CENTER ANGOLA IN 1989
CEDANZE Academia João Pequeno de Pastinha – CECA ・Mestre Faísca de Santiago do Chile, is an extension of the Centro Cultural Dança da Zebra [CEDANZE] conceived by Luís Roberto Ricardo Mestre Faísca, which is an association that was born in Brazil in 1989 in the cities of Mococa and São José do Rio Pardo – São Paulo, and was officially established in 2003 in the state of Bahia in the city of Salvador, registered with the CNPJ under number 06.109.443/0001-00, with headquarters at Rua Raimundo Viana, nº 61-E, Rio Vermelho | Vale das Pedrinhas, Salvador, Bahia.
HONORARY COUNCIL OF CEDANZE – AJPP-CECA ・MESTRE FAÍSCA
In its official establishment in Salvador in 2003, CEDANZE – AJPP-CECA formed an Honorary Council with lifetime tenure, presided over by Dr. João Pereira do Santos – Mestre João Pequeno de Pastinha, and other council members of the highest standing in Capoeira in Bahia, such as Dr. Ângelo Augusto Decânio Filho – Mestre Decânio and the filmmaker and writer, Mestre Jair Moura.
CEDANZE EXPANSION – AJPP-CECA ・MESTRE FAÍSCA IN BRAZIL AND THE WORLD
HEADQUARTERS: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, with representatives in Brazil and abroad:
BRAZIL: Salvador (BA), São José do Rio Pardo (SP), Mococa (SP), Poços de Caldas (MG), Florianópolis (SC), Maragogipe (Baixão do Guai) (BA), São Paulo (SP).
LATIN AMERICA: Montevideo (Uruguay) / Santiago (Chile)
EUROPE: Brussels · Belgium, Coimbra · Portugal, Madrid / Cuenca in Spain, Lausanne in Switzerland, and in the City of Light, Paris in France.
Mestre Faísca and the team from Santiago, Chile. Farewell at the airport.
