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Ricardo Vieira
Ricardo Alcantara Vieira commonly known as Rico Vieira or Ricardinho is a Brazilian grappler, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Instructor, and Competitor. He was born on the 9th of January 1979. He is one of the Viera brothers (Léo and Leandro), who lead and fight for Checkmat. Early life Ricardo first stepped on a jiu-jitsu mat at the age of 5, joining the kids class of IBJJF Hall of Fame coach Romero Cavalcanti (Jacaré). Vieira also played football (soccer) at a high level, making the junior squad of the famous Rio de Janeiro club Flamengo, though an injury kept him from progressing further in this activity. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Since beginning training at the age of 5, Vieira's aptitude for BJJ shone through right from the get go. He won multiple won in the junior leagues, including the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, a competition in which he won in every belt division he competed, from Blue Belt to Black Belt. He won the IBJJF World Championship as a black belt in ...
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Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ...
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Leandro Vieria
Leandro Vieira is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor and competitor, and a co-founder of Checkmat. He is also the Brazilian jiu-jitsu head coach for the MMA team at American Kickboxing Academy, renowned for being one of the most successful teams in the world. Brazilian jiu-jitsu Leandro Vieira began training jiu-jitsu at a very young age: only 5 years old. He is known as one of the best Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructors in the world. He has won medals at IBJJF Championships such as the Brazilian jiu-jitsu World Championships, Brazilian Nationals, Paulista Regionals, Las Vegas Open and Submission Ink Grappling Tournament. He holds a 4th-Degree Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Leandro's records 1999 - 1st place Blue Belt Feather Weight at the Brazilian Nationals 2000 - 3rd place Purple Belt Feather Weight at the World jiu-jitsu Championship 2002 - 1st place Brown Belt at the Regional Paulista jiu-jitsu Championship 2010 - 3rd place Black Belt Absolute Division at Submission Ink ...
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Sportspeople From Rio De Janeiro (city)
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People Awarded A Black Belt In Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
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Brazilian Practitioners Of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu
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CheckMat
Checkmat is an international Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu association and team, headquartered in Long Beach, California, USA. It was founded in 2008 by Leo Vieira, who leads Checkmat with his brothers Ricardo Vieira and Leandro Vieira. Checkmat currently has affiliate academies around the world including in Brazil, United Kingdom, Canada, Poland, Madagascar, Cyprus, Sweden, Ireland, England, Malaysia, the United States, Paraguay, Spain, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Iceland, Finland, Greece, Germany, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Tunisia, the Philippines, Australia, Argentina, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The name "Checkmat" is derived from the chess term "checkmate" and the word "mat", being the surface on which Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is usually practiced. The Vieira brothers saw similarities in the strategic and tactical nature of chess and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Checkmat's record 2021 1st Place - IBJJF Worlds 2013 1st Place - European Open Championship Female 3rd Place - European Open Ch ...
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Romero Cavalcanti
Romero Cavalcanti (born October 22, 1952) is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master and the founder of Alliance Jiu Jitsu. He is one of the six men who were promoted to BJJ belt, black belt by Rolls Gracie prior to his fatal 1982 hang gliding accident.Rolls Gracie Biography
''On The Mat'' URL accessed on June 14, 2010.
Romero has coached many of today's top competitors and coaches, and was a significant influence on the Combatives, US Army Combatives Program through his student Matt Larsen. Cavalcanti is a member of the List of IBJJF Hall of Fame inductees, IBJJF Hall of Fame.


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List Of IBJJF Hall Of Fame Inductees
List of competitors inducted into the Brazilian jiu-jitsu Hall of Fame by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), the sport's governing body. The list consists of athletes who have either achieved incredible results throughout their competitive careers (at least 4 world titles), or made genuine, far-ranging impact upon the sport and art of jiu-jitsu. Inductees Female Source * Luanna Alzuguir, (2014⁠) * ⁠⁠Bianca Andrade, (2014⁠) * Gabi Garcia, (2014⁠) * Kyra Gracie, (2014⁠) * Beatriz Mesquita, (2022) * Michelle Nicolini, (2014⁠) * Leticia Ribeiro, (2014⁠) * Hannette Staack, (2014⁠) Male Source * Marcus Almeida, (2014⁠) * Romulo Barral, (2014⁠) * Romero Cavalcanti, (2016⁠) * Bernardo Faria, (2022) * André Galvão, (2022) * Marcelo Garcia, (2014⁠) * Carlos Gracie Jr., (2016⁠) * Carlson Gracie, (2016⁠) * Roger Gracie, (2014⁠) * Rolls Gracie, (2016⁠) * Royler Gracie, (2014⁠) * Fábio Gurgel, (2014⁠) * Luc ...
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Checkmat
Checkmat is an international Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu association and team, headquartered in Long Beach, California, USA. It was founded in 2008 by Leo Vieira, who leads Checkmat with his brothers Ricardo Vieira and Leandro Vieira. Checkmat currently has affiliate academies around the world including in Brazil, United Kingdom, Canada, Poland, Madagascar, Cyprus, Sweden, Ireland, England, Malaysia, the United States, Paraguay, Spain, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Iceland, Finland, Greece, Germany, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Tunisia, the Philippines, Australia, Argentina, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The name "Checkmat" is derived from the chess term "checkmate" and the word "mat", being the surface on which Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is usually practiced. The Vieira brothers saw similarities in the strategic and tactical nature of chess and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Checkmat's record 2021 1st Place - IBJJF Worlds 2013 1st Place - European Open Championship Female 3rd Place - European Open Ch ...
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Leo Vieira
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Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ...
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