Train BJJ in Rio Academy Guide

With so many top jiu-jitsu gyms in Rio de Janeiro, it can be hard to decide where to train. Our comprehensive guide to jiu-jitsu gyms in Rio is the result of actually visiting the academy rather than just sourcing details from the internet – all our reports are factually correct at the time of writing and are 100% unbiased; even though we’ve trained / currently train at some of these gyms, we are completely objective in our reports and will ALWAYS call it like it is.

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Nova Uniao

19 Oct 2012

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Known as the home of many amazing MMA fighters, Nova Uniao is also a jiu-jitsu powerhouse with a huge team and many international representatives. Founded by Andre Pederneiras, a Carlson Gracie student, and Wendall Alexander, who comes from the non-Gracie ‘Fadda’

Escola de jiu-jitsu

28 Sep 2012

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A very well-respected and long-running academy with a proud tradition of teaching children, Escola de Jiu-Jitsu is headed by 6th degree black belt Jose Henrique ‘Leão’ Teixeira, also know as ‘Ze Beleza’. Teixeira started jiu-jitsu as a student of the

Checkmat

25 Sep 2012

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The FightZone gym in Copacabana is home to one of the most powerful competition teams in the world, the all-conquering Checkmat. Checkmat is one of the most prolific teams on the competition scene right now, thanks to their massive association of worldwide affiliates and elite

Gracie Barra (HQ)

20 Sep 2012

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Gracie Barra is an internationally-recognised association with a network that comprises hundreds of jiu-jitsu schools across the world. The team’s name comes from the location of their first academy, namely Barra da Tijuca. This academy is the original Gracie Barra, and is

Gordo Jiu-Jitsu

20 Sep 2012

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Roberto Correa de Lima is a fifth degree black belt better known by his nickname ‘Gordo‘. A childhood friend of Renzo, Ralph and Ryan Gracie, Gordo grew up alongside them on the mats and he still has close ties to the Gracie family. Gordo is best known as the creator

De la Riva Jiu-Jitsu

18 Sep 2012

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Ricardo De la Riva is one of the most famous jiu-jitsu practitioners of all time. His name is spoken in academies across the globe due to the position that bears his name, the popular De la Riva guard. It is from this position that many fashionable techniques, such as the