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Place of Birth: Itagi, Bahia, Brazil
About João Grande
- João Oliveira dos Santos (born 15 January 1933) better known as Mestre João Grande, is a Grão-Mestre (Grand Master) of the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira angola who has contributed to the spread of this art throughout the world.
- He was a student of the "father of Angola", Mestre Pastinha, and has an academy in New York City.
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