13 Facts About Cobra Mansa

Mestre Cobra Mansa was born on Cinezio Feliciano Pecanha, 1960 in Duque de Caxias, Brazil and commonly known as Cobrinha and Cobrinha Mansa, is a mestre or master of Capoeira Angola.

Cobra Mansa is one of the founders and the guiding light of an organization known as FICA or ICAF .

In 1981, Cobra Mansa started with the Grupo Capoeira Angola Pelorinho, aimed towards children and orphans with rough backgrounds in Salvador, Bahia.

Mestre Cobra Mansa is well known for his work in the world of Capoeira.

Cobra Mansa began his practice of Capoeira in 1973 with Josias da Silva and Raimundo in the Rio neighborhood of Duque de Caxias.

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Cobra Mansa played Capoeira in the Duque Caxias street rodas and was one of the founders of the Caxias Street Roda with Rogerio Russo and Peixinho de Caxias.

Cobra Mansa later became an adjunct professor at George Washington University, and then eventually president of the newly formed FICA.

Cobra Mansa's nicknames are apt descriptions derived from Cobra Mansa's graceful and deceptive style of play.

Cobra Mansa's Capoeira continues to be respected and admired through both the Capoeira Angola and Capoeira Regional communities.

Cobra Mansa is well respected for his deep knowledge and scholarship of the historical and cultural underpinnings of Capoeira Angola, as well as for his dynamic and aggressive style of play in the roda.

Cobra Mansa recently completed a journey to the west-central region of Africa to search for the African roots of Capoeira.

Cobra Mansa spent time in Angola and Mozambique learning about the "N'golo " and other local African cultural traditions that have been attributed in the past as contributing to the development of Capoeira.

Cobra Mansa conducted a workshop in South Africa where he shared his knowledge and experiences.