Reis topping the podium.
Deodoro’s enormous Juventude Arena held last weekend the IBJJF’s Rio Internacional Open, and as usual, strong fighters from all of Brazil descended on Rio to compete.
Two names stood out above the rest: Fernando Reis (Alliance) and Rafaela Bertolot (GFTeam), each winning double gold.
For Fernando, the party started when he bested Jeancemy Santos (Jiu-Jitsu For Life) and bagged gold at heavyweight. Then he beat José Henrique Cardoso (Ceconi KMKZ) to claim the absolute.
Rafaela Bertolot shone as she defeated Nivia Oliveira (Gracie Barra) at middleweight, and later beat Carina Santi (G13), the super-heavy champion, in the women’s absolute final.
Complete black belt results:
Adult / Male / Black / Light-Feather
1 – Willian Melo de Oliveira – Alliance
2 – David Herrera Junior – Soul Fighters BJJ
3 – Douglas Rufino da Silva – Cantagalo Team
3 – Wallace Henrique Nunes Ourique – ZR Team Brasil
Adult / Male / Black / Feather
1 – Alexandre de Souza Vieira – Brazilian Top Team
2 – Yago dos Santos Rodrigues – CT MR
3 – Jorge Luiz Nakamura – GF Team
3 – Pedro Henrique D. M. de Azevedo – R1NG BJJ
Adult / Male / Black / Light
1 – Ygor dos Santos Rodrigues – CT MR
2 – Lucas Pereira da Costa – Equipe Raul Quintella de JJ
3 – Eduardo Jantzen Simões Lopes Baptista Vieira – CheckMat
3 – Leonilson Marques Ferreira Junior – GF Team
Adult / Male / Black / Middle
1 – Igor Matosinho de Paiva – Soul Fighters BJJ
2 – Alexandre Cavalieri Gomes da Silva – Alliance
3 – Bruno Bressan Garcia – CheckMat
3 – Ygor Machado Dantas – CheckMat
Adult / Male / Black / Medium-Heavy
1 – Marcos Vinicius de Oliveira Martins – BARBOSA JIU-JITSU
2 – Henrique Riedlinger Moreira – Família Abi-Rihan Jiu-Jitsu
3 – Alexandre Vieira – Team Marcos Cunha
3 – Carlos Eduardo Alves de Andrade – Cicero Costha Internacional
Adult / Male / Black / Heavy
1 – Fernando Andrade dos Reis – Alliance
2 – Jeancemy Silva dos Santos – Jiu-Jitsu For Life Brasil
3 – Andre Felipe Brasil Cassio – Gracie Elite Team
3 – Tiago Castro da Silva – GF Team
Adult / Male / Black / Super-Heavy
1 – Alberto Ramos de Araujo Oliveira – GF Team
2 – Alex Barci Peçanha – Jiu-Jitsu For Life Brasil
3 – Marcelo Victor Palma de Castro – J. Extremo
3 – Vitor Fabio Martins Toledo – Atos Jiu-Jitsu
Adult / Male / Black / Ultra-Heavy
1 – Antonio de Padua Assef Nunes Nascimento – GF Team
2 – Leonardo de Oliveira Gonçalves – Cicero Costha Internacional
3 – Silvio Cesar Peixoto Junior – De La Riva JJ
3 – Wilson Bueno de Moraes Júnior – CheckMat
Adult / Male / Black / Open Class
1 – Fernando Andrade dos Reis – Alliance
2 – José Henrique Cardoso – Ceconi KMKZ
3 – Flávio Junqueira – Alliance
3 – Ygor dos Santos Rodrigues – CT MR
Adult / Female / Black / Feather
1 – Tine Scheldeman – Barbosa JJ – Germany
Adult / Female / Black / Light
1 – Gabriela Meireles Fechter – CheckMat
Adult / Female / Black / Middle
1 – Rafaela Maria Pires Bertolot da Silva – GF Team
2 – Nivian Fabiana Carvalho de Oliveira – Gracie Barra
Adult / Female / Black / Heavy
1 – Graciele Del Fava De Carvalho – BARBOSA JIU-JITSU
Adult / Female / Black / Super-Heavy
1 – Carina Curvelo Santi – G13 BJJ
2 – Mariane Nunes de Souza – GF Team
Adult / Female / Black / Open Class
1 – Rafaela Maria Pires Bertolot da Silva – GF Team
2 – Carina Curvelo Santi – G13 BJJ
3 – Graciele Del Fava De Carvalho – BARBOSA JIU-JITSU
3 – Mariane Nunes de Souza – GF Team
