Jiu-Jitsu in Rio

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 Read More

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 Read More

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 Read More