Twice a month we will bring to you this bulletin rich on information about Brazil. Always something cool related to the Country, the culture, music, people, art, sport, culinary and more.
The “B in BJJ” has the goal of getting Brazil a little bit closer for all of us, and to share the love for this country that we all have with our special students here overseas. It should be interest and fun to know more about the place where the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu comes from, to understand more about the Brazilian Culture and certainly it will help you on your journey for the ultimate dream of a black belt on this art.
Have fun and enjoy your trip!
I would like to quickly introduce Brazil;
Brazil (Portuguese: Brasil), is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of over 7,491 kilometers (4,655 mi). Providing a lot of great places for surfing.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until its independence in 1822. This is the reason why Portuguese is the official language in Brazil.
Brazil is the world’s tenth largest economy at market exchange rates and the ninth largest in purchasing power.
Brazil is also home to a diversity of wildlife, natural environments, and extensive natural resources in a variety of protected habitats.
The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities. The Capital of Brazil it is “Brasilia” located on the Central-West region and it was build 48 years ago just to be the capital. Brazilia was plained by Lúcio Costa as the principal urban planner and Oscar Niemeyer as the principal architect. It is a beautiful place and the city is shaped like a airplane.
The largest city is Sao Paulo with 11 million people, it is a great place to visit with everything that a big city can offer, including museums, parks, clubs, business, restaurants, etc. Sao Paulo never sleeps, it is a 24hs city.
The second largest city and the most famous one it is Rio de Janeiro (”River of January”) with 6 millions people. Very famous for its natural beauty the city has a nickname; A Cidade Maravilhosa — “The Marvelous City.” It is famous for its natural settings, its Carnival celebrations, samba and other music, and hotel-lined tourist beaches, such as Copacabana and Ipanema. Some of the most famous local landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant statue of Jesus, known as Christ the Redeemer (’Cristo Redentor’) atop Corcovado mountain, which has recently been named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World; Sugarloaf mountain (Pão de Açúcar) with its cable car; the Sambódromo, a giant permanent parade stand used during Carnival; and Maracanã stadium, one of the world’s largest football stadiums.
It was in Rio de Janeiro where Jiu Jitsu start to became really big with the great work of the Gracie Family. And specifically in Barra da Tijuca which is a administrative region located in Western Zone (Zona Oeste) of the capital city of Rio de Janeiro. Its beach is 18 km long.
Barra is well known for American influences in its style of life, and is commonly seem like Miami Beach. It is in Barra da Tijuca where our Head Quarter is located. When Master Carlos Gracie Junior opened his first school, first well know as the “Gracies from Barra” and later “Gracie Barra”.
Now please, take a look on this great website called BR 360, You will find a interest 360 view of some of the famous places in Sao Paulo. http://www.br360.com.br/
I hope that you liked the first edition of “B in BJJ” and bi-monthly you will have always something cool about the Brazilian Culture.
Cheers!
-GB San Clemente Team-
Thank you Professor Flavio for that great initiative!
GRACIE BARRA JIU JITSU ESCONDIDO
