Instituto Reação is a Brazilian
non-governmental organization
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founded in 2003 by judo Olympic medalist
Flávio Canto
Flávio Vianna de Ulhôa Canto (born 16 April 1975, in Oxford, England) is a Brazilian judoka who competed in Men's 81 kg Judo.
He won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
He is the founder and president of the Instituto Reação, ...
that promotes human development and social inclusion through sports and education, especially
judo
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. Instituto Reação works in the
favela
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s in
Rio de Janeiro
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including
Rocinha
Rocinha (, ) is a favela in Brazil, located in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone between the districts of São Conrado and Gávea. Rocinha is built on a steep hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro, and is located about one kilometre from a nearby beac ...
, Pequena Cruzada,
Cidade de Deus and Tubiacanga.
The Institute serves about 1,000 children and young people between 4 and 25 years old, and has played a prominent role in competitions, including having helped train the current
Olympic
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Sports
Competitions
* Olympic Games, international multi-sport event held since 1896
** Summer Olympic Games
** Winter Olympic Games
* Ancient Olympic Games, ancient multi-sport event held in Olympia, Greece bet ...
and world junior judo champion,
Rafaela Silva Lopes.
Instituto Reação was the first NGO to receive funding from
UFC
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, the world's largest MMA event company.
UFC Teams Up With Brazilian Charity Instituto Reação
Nate Wilcox, March 19, 2012
References
External links
* (in Portuguese)
Judo in Brazil
Judo organizations
Organisations based in Rio de Janeiro (city)
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