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Thadeu Vieira is a 2nd degree black belt. He was born in Barra Mansa, Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil. He graduated college as a Physical Education Teacher and attended 2 years of Law School before moving to the United
States. Thadeu started to train Jiu-Jitsu when he was 16 years old at the Pagels Jiu-Jitsu Team, in Volta Redonda,
Rio de Janeiro. Thadeu has won several regional tournaments in Rio de Janeiro State and was awarded Black Belt in 2001 by
Master Paulo Wesley Lopes and recognized as a Black Belt Professor by the Rio de Janeiro State Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
In 2002 he opened his own school, Barra Brava Team. Thadeu
lives in Sarasota with his wife, Jaime, and has two sons, Caio and Benjamin. Lineage

Emmanuel "Manny" Alves was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He started training BJJ
under Professor Paulo Wesley Lopes since he was 12 years old and has been the champion of the Rio de Janeiro State Jiu-Jitsu
League (LERJJI) for many years. He also has been a junior instructor at affiliated schools in the Rio de Janeiro State
for several years. Manny is a certified instructor under the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association. He is the head instructor
at our schools in Pinellas Park and North Port.
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