Alexandre "Baiano" dos Santos is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under master Neury Gomes, he is also a Pan Pac's medallist belonging to the famous Cia Paulista team. In 2010 he moved to Australia to help Carlos Vieira run Paulista's ever growing franchise in the region. Alexandre dos Santos was born on the 12th of May, 1977 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He started training at Neury Gomes's academy in Vassouras - Rio de Janeiro, influenced by his good friend Carlos "Portugues" Vieira. He trained with master Neury until he received his blue belt, but moved the the "Gracie 22" gym in Leblon (south area of Rio de Janeiro) where he was taught by Helio Soneca. "Baiano" earned his purple and brown belt from Helio Soneca, but he divided his training between Soneca's gym and his old academy in Vassouras (where he started also helping the class). In 2001 he received his black belt from the Oswaldo Fadda protégé. In 2010 Alexandro dos Santos was invited by Carlos Vieira to come to Australia and help with the classes at Cia Paulista Australia. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );