The GMA has a new member in Miami.
Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Michel “Buiu” Porfirio Pereira is the leader of Carlson Gracie Miami.
The black belt started with judo, with 5. Then, in 1992, he knew Jiu-Jitsu through friends.
Once he started training, he never stopped.
In 1999, Buiu became the 1st black belt of Nova Geracao Team.
In Rio de Janeiro, Buiu used Jiu-Jitsu to help children in risk at the city’s “favelas”.
In 2006, he decided to search new opportunities and moved to the USA.
Buiu is in Florida since 2007, with a prior stop in Philadelphia.
Welcome to Buiu and his school. For more info, go to carlsongraciemiami.com
