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Adriana Pinto

“Quebra-Ossos”

Source: bjjheroes.com

Adriana "Quebra-Ossos" Pinto is an Akxe Jiu Jitsu black belt who began teaching as a brown belt and helped open Morada do Sol in Rio.

Biography

Adriana Martins Duarte Pinto, also called Dri and nicknamed Quebra-Ossos, is a Rio de Janeiro-born Akxe Jiu Jitsu black belt known as both a competitor and instructor. BJJ Heroes supplies most of the biographical record used here, including two published lineage paths that place her black-belt training under Vinicios Campelo and Otavio Couto. Born in 1983, Pinto started jiu-jitsu at fifteen at Carlson Gracie's academy. Three months later, she moved to Akxe in Barra da Tijuca. In 2005, while still a brown belt, Pinto began teaching a group of fifteen women. She received her black belt in 2006 and continued teaching. Three years later, she helped open Morada do Sol in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. At the time of its opening, the academy remained connected to Akxe. Her listed competition record includes state titles in 2002 and 2004, the 2006 CBJJE Brazilian National Cup title in the brown-and-black-belt division, and silver medals at the 2007 CBJJE World Cup and CBJJ Brazilian Nationals. An official IBJJF results table provides a later marker: representing Akxe BJJ, Pinto won the Master 1 women's medium-heavy black-belt division at the 2016 Master International Open.

Sources for this profile

  • BJJ Heroes, “Adriana Martins”, accessed 10 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • The profile gives her full name as Adriana Martins Duarte Pinto.

      Where in the source: In Detail — Full Name

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    • Her recorded nickname is Quebra-Ossos; she is also called Dri.

      Where in the source: In Detail — Nickname

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    • Adriana Martins Duarte Pinto was born on 23 January 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

      Where in the source: Biography — opening sentence

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    • Her documented birthplace is in Brazil.

      Where in the source: Biography — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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    • Two published lineage paths place Martins's black-belt training under Vinicios Campelo and Otavio Couto.

      Where in the source: Profile introduction; Lineage 1 and Lineage 2

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    • She began jiu-jitsu at age fifteen at Carlson Gracie's academy, then moved three months later to Akxe in Barra da Tijuca.

      Where in the source: Biography — first training year and Akxe move

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    • Martins began teaching in 2005 as a brown belt, leading a group of fifteen women, and continued after receiving her black belt in 2006.

      Where in the source: Biography — teaching and black-belt paragraph

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    • In 2009 Martins helped open Morada do Sol academy in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, while retaining its connection to Akxe.

      Where in the source: Biography — 2009 academy opening

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    • Her documented association is Akxe Jiu Jitsu.

      Where in the source: In Detail — Association/Team

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    • Her listed early results include state titles in 2002 and 2004, the 2006 CBJJE Brazilian National Cup title in the brown/black division, and silver medals at the 2007 CBJJE World Cup and CBJJ Brazilian Nationals.

      Where in the source: In Detail — Main Achievements

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  • IBJJF, “Master International Open Jiu-Jitsu 2016 Results”, accessed 10 September 2026.(opens in a new tab)

    • Official IBJJF results record Martins, representing Akxe BJJ, as the Master 1 female black-belt medium-heavy champion at the 2016 Master International Open.

      Where in the source: Athlete Results — Master 1 female black medium-heavy

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