•  M Pastinha and the VIVABAHIA group 
    1963

    Emília Biancardi founded her parafolkloric group VIVABAHIA in 1962 and then started taking M Pastinha's instructions. The group also had M João Grande as a member.

    Emília Biancardi: «I asked Mestre Pastinha to teach the girls of my capoeira group, but in my place, because this here was a prostitution zone. These were girls and the parents didn't want to hear it, nor that they would go to Pelourinho. I went, because I was always emancipated [..]»

    In Castro, 2007

    • Luisa Sampaio,
      M Pastinha,
      Helena Santos
      Emília Biancardi's collection, 1963

    • Luisa Sampaio,
      M Pastinha,
      Helena Santos
      Emília Biancardi's collection, 1963

    • Neusa Saad,
      Emília Biancardi,
      M Pastinha,
      Parfírio Barral,
      Stela Lobo
      M Pastinha's academy
      Emília Biancardi's collection, 1963

    M Pastinha, 1963


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