“Mestre Pastinha jà foi á África”
In 1966 Mestre Pastinha and his students traveled to Africa to represent Brazil through Capoeira in the First International Festival of Black Arts, in Dakar – Senegal. That was an important moment in the history of Capoeira, which symbolizes its recognition as a Brazilian art form of African roots. In the words of Mestre Pastinha: “Pastinha já foi à África, pra mostrar Capoeira do Brazil” (Pastinha has been to Africa to show Capoeira from Brazil).
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