Lo will begin the competition as the all-around favorite. Luca Atalla/ Gallerr.
The IBJJF’s 2017 Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship is fast approaching. The event will take place from the 27th to the 30th of April in Barueri, and it is already guaranteed to featured some substantial talent.
Graciemag looked at the list of fighters signed up and breaks down for you what to look for. There are world champions like Rubens Cobrinha, Leandro Lo, Michael Langhi, Claudio Calasans, Rodrigo Cavaca, Gabriel “Fedor,” Beatriz Mesquita, Talita “Treta” and Fernanda Mazzelli, as well as Erberth Santos, Tayane Porfírio, Gabriel Arges, Victor Honório and Patrick Gaudio.
Find below the biggest names among those registered for the Brazilian Nationals. Tell us whom you are rooting for, and check back with Graciemag for more.
PRETA / Adulto / Masculino / Pluma
| Caio Terra Association Brasil | Douglas Rufino |
| Cicero Costha Internacional | Hiago George |
| Cicero Costha Internacional | José Tiago Barros |
PRETA / Adulto / Masculino / Pena
| Alliance Los Angeles | Rubens “Cobrinha” Charles |
| Caio Terra Association Brasil | Kim Terra |
| Ns Brotherhood | Rafael Mansur |
| Saikoo Jiu-Jitsu | Isaque Paiva |
PRETA / Adulto / Masculino / Leve
| Alliance SP | Fabio Caloi |
| Alliance SP | Michael Langhi |
| CheckMat/The House | Gabriel Rollo |
PRETA / Adulto / Masculino / Médio
| Gracie Barra Northridge | Gabriel Arges |
| JFC Almeida JJ | Caio Almeida |
| Nova União | Luan Carvalho |
| Ns Brotherhood | Manuel Ribamar |
| Start Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | Lucas Valle |
| Zenith North BJJ | Diego Borges |
PRETA / Adulto / Masculino / Meio-Pesado
| Alliance SP | Renato Cardoso |
| GD Jiu-Jitsu Association | Horlando Monteiro |
| GF Team | Patrick Gaudio |
PRETA / Adulto / Masculino / Pesado
| Alliance SP | Dimitrius Souza |
| Calasans BJJ | Claudio Calasans |
PRETA / Adulto / Masculino / Super Pesado
| Alliance SP | Fernando Reis |
| JFC Almeida JJ | Erberth Santos |
| Ns Brotherhood | Leandro Lo |
| Zenith BJJ | Rodrigo Cavaca |
PRETA / Adulto / Masculino / Pesadíssimo
| Alliance JJ | Otavio “Oreia” Serafim |
| CheckMat | Gabriel Lucas “Fedor” |
| GF Team | Victor Honório |
| Guigo JJ | Otavio Nalati |
| JFC Almeida JJ | Kitner Moura |
| Ns Brotherhood | Alex Aparecido “Biloca” |
| Ns Brotherhood | Igor “Tigrão” Schneider |
| Team Lloyd Irvin | Admilson Gobi |
PRETA / Adulto / Feminino / Pluma
| Alliance Los Angeles | Talita Alencar |
| GF Team | Thamires Aquino |
PRETA / Adulto / Feminino / Leve
| Gracie Humaita | Beatriz Mesquita |
| JFC Almeida JJ | Bianca Basilio |
PRETA / Adulto / Feminino / Meio-Pesado
| G13 Jiu-Jitsu | Carina Santi |
| PSLPB Cicero Costha B | Nathiely de Jesus |
PRETA / Adulto / Feminino / Pesado
| De La Riva JJ | Claudia Doval |
| Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Brasil | Samela Shoham |
| Striker JJ | Fernanda Mazzelli |
PRETA / Adulto / Feminino / Super Pesado
| Ns Brotherhood | Talita “Treta” Nogueira |
PRETA / Adulto / Feminino / Pesadíssimo
| Alliance RJ | Tayane Porfírio |
