Muzio de Angelis
Muzio Bruno De Angelis is a Brasa black belt known for competing, teaching and refereeing jiu-jitsu.
Biography
Sources for this profile
IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 1994 results(opens in a new tab)
The IBJJF's 1994 Brazilian Championship results place Muzio de Angelis first in adult men's brown-belt light, listed with Strike.
Where in the source: ‘Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 1994’, Adult / Brown / Male / Light: ‘1 Muzio de Angelis Strike’.
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Graciemag Newsroom, 2017-12-04(opens in a new tab)
Graciemag reports that Muzio Bruno De Angelis began training jiu-jitsu at age five and, at 16, trained with Sylvio Behring in Copacabana before training with Roberto Traven.
Where in the source: Article ‘Quem é Muzio De Angelis, professor da Brasa / Muzio BJJ na Gávea, RJ’, opening paragraph beginning ‘Na idade que muitas crianças cariocas costumam ganhar uma bola’.
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Graciemag reports that Roberto Traven awarded De Angelis his black belt on December 1, 1994, when he was 22.
Where in the source: Same opening paragraph, sentence ending ‘pegou a faixa-preta, no dia 1º de dezembro de 1994, aos 22 anos.’
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- Conflicting accounts
Graciemag reports that De Angelis entered Rio’s first Circuito de Lutas FreeStyle in 1996 and ended his competitive career with gold at the 2008 Internacional de Masters in Tijuca.
Where in the source: Same opening paragraph, sentences beginning ‘Em 1996, decidiu se testar no vale-tudo’ and ‘Pendurou o kimono em 2008’.
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In 2017, Graciemag described De Angelis as a Brasa instructor and a leading jiu-jitsu referee who had given IBJJF rules courses in Brazil and abroad.
Where in the source: Same article, paragraph beginning ‘Formado em educação física, o professor da equipe Brasa’.
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De Angelis's father Pierino, a student of João Alberto Barreto, introduced him to jiu-jitsu when he was five, Graciemag reported in 2017.
Where in the source: ‘Quem é Muzio De Angelis’, paragraph beginning ‘Na idade que muitas crianças cariocas’.
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Gabriel Guimarães, História do Jiu-Jitsu, updated 2026-10-07; reporting De Angelis's 2022 Pura Connection interview(opens in a new tab)
In a Pura Connection interview, De Angelis said he began competing in 1988 as a juvenile blue belt.
Where in the source: ‘Muzio De Angelis’, ‘Linha do tempo’, 1994: ‘começou a competir em 1988, no juvenil, de faixa-azul’ (Pura Connection 0:01:19).
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De Angelis recalled that Álvaro Mansor invited him to referee in 2003 after he took a CBJJ rules course while he was still competing.
Where in the source: ‘Linha do tempo’, 2003 entry: ‘foi chamado por ele para arbitrar em 2003, ainda competindo’ (Pura Connection 0:27:31).
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De Angelis described himself as one of the founders of Brasa, which he dated to 2003.
Where in the source: ‘Histórias contadas’: ‘é um dos fundadores da Brasa, criada em 2003’ (Pura Connection 1:37:37).
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De Angelis said he stayed with Roberto Traven after Traven and Alexandre Paiva parted, and he also regards Leonardo Castelo Branco as a second teacher.
Where in the source: ‘Linha do tempo’, 1993 entry: ‘ele seguiu com Traven, seu mestre’; ‘Histórias contadas’: ‘considera Leonardo Castelo Branco ... o seu segundo mestre’.
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IBJJF, Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2000 results(opens in a new tab)
The IBJJF lists De Angelis in a shared third place in the adult men's black-belt middleweight division at the 2000 Pan Championship, representing Alliance.
Where in the source: ‘Pan Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2000’, Adult / Black / Male / Middle: ‘3 Muzio de Angelis Alliance’.
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IBJJF, Master International Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2003 results(opens in a new tab)
The IBJJF lists De Angelis first in Master 1 men's black-belt middleweight at the 2003 Master International, and third in its open class.
Where in the source: ‘Master International Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2003’, Master 1 / Black / Male / Middle: ‘1 Muzio de Angelis Master’; Open Class: ‘3 Muzio de Angelis Master’.
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IBJJF, Master International Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2008 results(opens in a new tab)
The IBJJF lists De Angelis first in Master 2 men's black-belt heavyweight at the 2008 Master International, with Brasa as his team.
Where in the source: ‘Master International Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2008’, Master 2 / Black / Male / Heavy: ‘1 MUZIO DE ANGELIS Brasa’.
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Redação Graciemag, 2018-10-26(opens in a new tab)
Graciemag reported that De Angelis returned to competition at the 2018 FJJ-Rio Carioca Championship after a long hiatus; it described a 14–0 semifinal win over Fernando Ribeiro and a shared top podium position with Brasa teammate Bayard De Paoli Gontijo.
Where in the source: ‘Jiu-Jitsu: A vitória de Muzio de Angelis no Carioca da FJJ-Rio’, ‘voltou a competir após longo hiato’ and ‘Muzio e Bayard fecharam o topo do pódio’.
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Erik Engelhart, Brazilian Black Belt, 2011-02(opens in a new tab)
In a 2011 interview, competitor Igor Silva called De Angelis his teacher and said he had trained at De Angelis's Brasa academy in the evenings.
Where in the source: ‘Igor Silva fala de suas metas’, answer after ‘Como estão os treinamentos na Brasa’: ‘academia do meu mestre Muzio de Angelis á noite’.
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GloboEsporte.com Maceió, 2016-01-19(opens in a new tab)
A January 2016 GloboEsporte report announced that De Angelis would take part in a CBJJ refereeing rules course in Maceió on February 27–28.
Where in the source: ‘Maceió recebe curso oficial de regras de arbitragem de jiu-jitsu da CBJJ’, paragraph beginning ‘Maceió vai receber nos dias 27 e 28 de fevereiro’.
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Redação Graciemag, 2015-09-03(opens in a new tab)
In a 2015 Graciemag teaching piece, De Angelis advised students to keep learning, honor training commitments, vary their practice, and arrive on time.
Where in the source: ‘Os 5 aspectos que sabotam sua evolução no Jiu-Jitsu’, numbered points ‘Arrogância’, ‘Tenha palavra’, ‘Não seja repetitivo’ and ‘Falta de pontualidade’.
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