Octavio Almeida

Octavio de Almeida was a crucial figure for jiu jitsu in the state of São Paulo, Brazil during the 1950's, 1960's and 1970's era, long before the BJJ boom that occurred in the late 1980's after the arrival of Flavio and Marcelo Behring to the state. Octavio de Almeida was a certified instructor by the Ono brothers (Yassuitchi and his younger brother Naotchi Ono) in judo and by George Gracie in "Gracie jiu jitsu", he also had a son, Octavio de Almeida Junior who is a coral belt in BJJ and who presided the Sao Paulo Jiu Jitsu Federation (FPJJ).