João Pereira dos Santos Death
João passed away on December 9, 2011 at the age of 93 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
When did João Pereira dos Santos die?
December 9, 2011How old was João Pereira dos Santos when died?
93Where did João Pereira dos Santos die? What was the location of death?
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
João Pereira dos Santos Birthday and Date of Death
João Pereira dos Santos was born on December 27, 1917 and died on December 9, 2011. João was 93 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: December 27, 1917
Date of Death: December 9, 2011
Age at Death: 93
João Pereira dos Santos - Biography
João Pereira dos Santos or Mestre João Pequeno de Pastinha (27 December 1917 – 9 December 2011) as he was known within capoeira circles. He began his life in Capoeira as a student of Mestre Gilvenson (C. Daniel Dawson's book "Capoeira Angola and Mestre João Grande" cites Mestre Barbosa as João Pequeno's first teacher, see Mestre João Grande) and later became a disciple of Mestre Pastinha - the father of contemporary Capoeira Angola. Together with Mestre João Grande he is later to share the honour of being one of the late Mestre Pastinha's two most learned students - the ones to whom he entrusted his legacy. Mestre João Pequeno died on 9 December 2011 at the age of 93.
