Portuguese-born military officer and author active in the Brazilian imperial context, known for instructional works on sword and cavalry exercise. Conflicting reports place his death in 1863 or 1864.
Manoel Dias de Pinna is represented in the reviewed catalogue records as author of “Facilimo methodo, theórico e prático do verdadeiro jogo da espada: ensinado em poucas licçoens” (1842). No additional biographical identity or secure life dates are asserted beyond these linked manifestations.
