Mauro Pacífico is a Brazilian jiu jitsu under Octávio de Almeida Senior, having also worked extensively with Romeu Bertho while holding this same rank in judo, awarded by the São Paulo Judo Federation (FPJ). Pacífico is known as the co-founder of "Equipe Bushido", a jiu jitsu team from which he developed some of the top competitors in the world, athletes such as Rubens Charles (Cobrinha), the Langhi Brothers (Michael and Michel) as well as former UFC light-heavyweight Thiago Silva, to name a few.