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    João Pereira dos Santos (27 December 1917 – 9 December 2011) , known as Mestre João Pequeno was capoeira Angola mestre and one of the principal students...
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    study and Mestre Barbosa sent him to João Pequeno, who later became his closest associate in capoeira. João Pequeno sent him to Mestre Pastinha who had...
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  • from the violence. Two principal Pastinha's disciples were mestres João Pequeno and João Grande. Pastinha was born on April 5, 1889, in Salvador. Little...
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    João Gilberto (born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira – Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ʒiwˈbɛʁtu]; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist...
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  • The São João Pequeno River is a river of Espírito Santo state in eastern Brazil. List of rivers of Espírito Santo Brazilian Ministry of Transport v t e...
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    Mestre Gato Preto Mestre Cobrinha Verde Mestre Noronha Mestre João Pequeno Mestre João Grande Mestre Aberrê Mestre Curió Mestre Braga Mestre Pé de Chumbo...
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  • São João do Paraíso River, Minas Gerais state São João Grande River, Espírito Santo state São João Pequeno River, Espírito Santo state São João Surrá...
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    you pass under them. Meaning the Tumbling Slope, AKA, João Pequeno (named for Mestre João Pequeno who is known for making the move popular). In Capoeira...
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    Partida e o coro Meninos de Araçuaí Haroldo de Campos Herbert Vianna João Pequeno Jongo da Serrinha Jorge Mautner Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão Luiz Costa...
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    João Carlos Gandra da Silva Martins (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ˈkaʁluz maɾˈtʃĩs]); born June 25, 1940, in Sao Paulo, Brazil) is an Brazilian classical...
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    so academy was run by his students João Grande and João Pequeno. He states that he is truly the student of João Grande due to the impression made on...
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  • Desch-Obi finds that the knife strikes demonstrated by the masters João Grande and João Pequeno in the movie showcase how the blade was integrated as a natural...
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    ground during a game, crying like a woman and begging for mercy. Mestre João Pequeno claimed that he teaches his students how to play capoeira, but they should...
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    Partida e o coro Meninos de Araçuaí Haroldo de Campos Herbert Vianna João Pequeno Jongo da Serrinha Jorge Mautner Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão Luiz Costa...
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  • Mestre Joao Pequeno to his students in São Paulo. Starting in 1987, Mestre Pé de Chumbo began bringing such renowned Mestres as João Gande, João Pequeno and...
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  • Cobra Mansa Mestre Cobrinha Verde Mestre Gato Preto Mestre João Grande Mestre João Pequeno Mestre Moraes Mestre Pastinha Mestre Sinhozinho Mestre Waldemar...
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    Partida e o coro Meninos de Araçuaí Haroldo de Campos Herbert Vianna João Pequeno Jongo da Serrinha Jorge Mautner Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão Luiz Costa...
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    succumbs beneath the weight of her own richness." And the Portuguese critic João Gaspar Simões wrote: "Its hermeticism has the texture of the hermeticism...
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    composition is "Amazonas" written by João in collaboration with Lysias Enio. It was first released by Nara Leão featuring João Donato in 1977. Other well-known...
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    Partida e o coro Meninos de Araçuaí Haroldo de Campos Herbert Vianna João Pequeno Jongo da Serrinha Jorge Mautner Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão Luiz Costa...
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    Mestre Amen Santo, Mestre Bimba, Mestre Cobra Mansa, Mestre João Grande, Mestre João Pequeno, Mestre Moraes, Mestre Pastinha, Mestre Pé de Chumbo. Since...
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    Partida e o coro Meninos de Araçuaí Haroldo de Campos Herbert Vianna João Pequeno Jongo da Serrinha Jorge Mautner Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão Luiz Costa...
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    her the nickname Gau, later spelled as Gal. At 14, she first listened to João Gilberto's "Chega de Saudade" on the radio and became interested in Bossa...
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    Corações, Minas Gerais, the son of Fluminense footballer Dondinho (born João Ramos do Nascimento) and Celeste Arantes (born November 1922). He was the...
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  • Mestre Pastinha Mestre Sinhozinho Norival Moreira de Oliveira João Grande João Pequeno Bira Almeida (Mestre Acordeon) Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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    Partida e o coro Meninos de Araçuaí Haroldo de Campos Herbert Vianna João Pequeno Jongo da Serrinha Jorge Mautner Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão Luiz Costa...
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    child, but focused mainly on music. The musical style of bossa nova and João Gilberto, one of its most prominent exponents, were major influences on Veloso's...
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    Partida e o coro Meninos de Araçuaí Haroldo de Campos Herbert Vianna João Pequeno Jongo da Serrinha Jorge Mautner Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão Luiz Costa...
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    Otaviano Franklin Távora Gonçalves Dias Gregório de Matos Hipólito da Costa João Francisco Lisboa [pt] Joaquim Caetano [pt] Joaquim Manuel de Macedo Joaquim...
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    Partida e o coro Meninos de Araçuaí Haroldo de Campos Herbert Vianna João Pequeno Jongo da Serrinha Jorge Mautner Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão Luiz Costa...
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