On 2 February 2011, Grupo Bantus Capoeira turned 20. Parabéns para o Mestre Pintor for keeping Bantus Capoeira going strong for two decades! Muito axé to everyone in the Bantus worldwide family!
To commemorate 20 years of GBC, Mestre Pintor has invited all active students of the group to participate in a t-shirt designing competition. The winning design will be used for the Bantus Brazil Festival in August along with 100 pairs of special edition abadas which will be on sale. The winner will receive a t-shirt with his/her design as well as a pair of the special edition abada and a commemorative berimbau!