Tag Archives: Mestre Pastinha

Radio Soap Opera on Mestres Bimba and Pastinha

Posted on August 5, 2010 by 4CapoeiraThoughts

The IRDEB (Educational Broadcasting Institute of Bahia) is broadcasting a radio soap opera on Mestres Bimba’s and Pastinha’s lives (in Portuguese). This is the same Institute that produced ‘Capoeiragem na Bahia’, one of the most important documentaries on Capoeira done … Continue reading →

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Mestre Pastinha and the body as a reasoning system

Posted on May 7, 2010 by 4CapoeiraThoughts

On the 5th of April of 1889 Mestre Pastinha was born. Since last month I have been trying to pay a tribute to ‘Seu Vicente’, his life and work. The space constrains of a blog post will never allow justice … Continue reading →

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