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Pedro Moraes Trindade

1950–

Brazil

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Pedro Moraes Trindade, commonly known as Mestre Moraes, (born February 9, 1950, in Ilha de Maré in Salvador, Brazil) is a master of capoeira. He lives in Salvador, Bahia, teaching at a public school and overseeing GCAP, which serves as a cultural outreach project, training both older visiting students and children who lack direction for channeling their energies. Meste Moraes was student of João Grande and the teacher of Cobra Mansa.

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