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Silvana Abreu

Silvana Abreu won titles at the Brazilian Nationals at every belt from blue to black between 1998 and 2011, and a world title at blue belt in 2000.

Biography

Silvana Abreu is a jiu-jitsu black belt, born in Nova Iguaçu in the state of Rio de Janeiro, who won titles at the Brazilian Nationals at every belt from blue to black between 1998 and 2011. She became a world champion at blue belt in 2000 and was back on the World Championship podium in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006. BJJ Heroes, which gives her full name as Silvana Cristina Silva Abreu and her date of birth as 9 April 1981, dates the start of her training to 14 March 1997. She had gone along to a belt-promotion ceremony at an academy where some of her friends trained, liked the atmosphere there and signed up. Her first coach, Rogério "Lello" Oliveira, guided her from white belt through to brown. By the site's account she did not treat the sport very seriously at first; what changed her mind was watching Alessandra Oliveira win in competition and earn a living from jiu-jitsu through sponsorship. The same profile lists her as a lightweight, at 64 kg, and names her favorite techniques as the relógio, or clock choke, and katagatame, the arm triangle, which it also calls triângulo de mão. On the IBJJF result sheets from 1998 to 2005 she is listed for Alliance. In 1998 she won the juvenile blue-belt open class, which is contested without weight limits, at the Brazilian Nationals. In 2000 she won the adult blue-belt lightweight division at both the Nationals and the World Championship. As a purple belt she won the lightweight division at the Nationals in 2002 and 2003 and the open class in 2004. At the World Championship in those years she competed in divisions that combined purple, brown and black belts, taking silver at lightweight in 2002 behind Alessandra Vieira and bronze at middleweight in 2004. By 2005 she had reached brown belt, and she won both the lightweight division and the open class at that year's Nationals. BJJ Heroes also lists her as the brown-belt champion of the 2005 World Cup, a CBJJO event. At the 2005 World Championship, in a lightweight division for brown and black belts, she took bronze; Alessandra Vieira won and Kyra Gracie was second. BJJ Heroes describes a World Championship semi-final between Abreu and Gracie, who already held a black belt, and dates it to 2005. The match finished 0-0 and the referees gave the decision to Gracie. When Gracie won the same division a year later, Abreu again took bronze, this time listed for Carlson Gracie Team. At the 2006 South American Championship she was second to Hannette Quadros, both of them listed for that team. According to BJJ Heroes, she moved to André "Negão" Terêncio's team while still a brown belt and received her black belt with the Brasil 021 team. The site traces her lineage through Terêncio, Carlos Henrique, Francisco Mansur, Hélio Gracie and Carlos Gracie back to Mitsuyo Maeda. On the official results she appears at black belt at the 2007 Nationals, where she took silver at middleweight, listed for Carlson Gracie Team. After a period away from competition, BJJ Heroes says, she returned in 2009 at the first event of the FCBJJE, then a new federation in Rio de Janeiro, and took silver at its state championship. That year, listed for Manimal, she also won the black-belt middleweight division at the Brazilian Nationals, where she took bronze in the open class, and the middleweight division for brown and black belts at the Rio International Open. BJJ Heroes further credits her with the 2009 South American title at black belt, in both her weight class and the open class, at an FJJE event. At the 2011 Nationals, listed for Carlson Gracie Team, she won the black-belt medium-heavy division.

Sources for this profile

  • BJJ Heroes, fighter profile 'Silvana Abreu' (undated).(opens in a new tab)

    • BJJ Heroes lists her as the 2009 South American champion at black belt, both in her weight class and in the open class, at an event of the FJJE.

      Where in the source: Profile summary list, achievements list, second line — 'FJJE'

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    • BJJ Heroes gives her full name as Silvana Cristina Silva Abreu.

      Where in the source: Profile summary list below the introduction, field 'Full Name'

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    • BJJ Heroes gives her date of birth as 9 April 1981 and her birthplace as Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

      Where in the source: Biography section, first sentence (birth details) — 'April 1981'

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    • BJJ Heroes gives her birthplace as Nova Iguaçu in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

      Where in the source: Biography section, first sentence (birth details)

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    • BJJ Heroes says she began training on 14 March 1997 after attending a belt-promotion ceremony at an academy where some of her friends trained; she liked the atmosphere and signed up.

      Where in the source: Biography section, first paragraph — 'belt award ceremony'

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    • BJJ Heroes names Rogério 'Lello' Oliveira as her first coach and says he took her from white belt to brown belt.

      Where in the source: Biography section, second paragraph — 'first coach'

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    • According to BJJ Heroes, she did not take the sport very seriously at first; seeing Alessandra Oliveira compete successfully and support herself through sponsorship persuaded her to commit to it.

      Where in the source: Biography section, second paragraph — 'sponsorships'

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    • BJJ Heroes says she moved to André Terêncio's team as a brown belt and received her black belt with the Brasil 021 team.

      Where in the source: Biography section, third paragraph — 'honours'

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    • BJJ Heroes describes her as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under André 'Negão' Terêncio.

      Where in the source: Opening sentence of the article, above the summary list

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    • BJJ Heroes lists her team/association as Brasil 021.

      Where in the source: Profile summary list, field 'Team/Association'

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    • BJJ Heroes lists her weight class as lightweight (64 kg) and her favourite techniques as the relógio (clock choke) and the arm triangle, katagatame, which it also calls triângulo de mão.

      Where in the source: Profile summary list, weight field and the field 'Favourite Position'

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    • BJJ Heroes recounts that she met Kyra Gracie, already a black belt, in a World Championship semi-final that ended 0-0 and was awarded to Gracie on the referees' decision; it dates the match to 2005.

      Where in the source: Biography section, second paragraph, account of the Kyra Gracie match — '0x0'

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    • BJJ Heroes says that after a spell away from competition she returned in 2009 at the first event of the FCBJJE, then a new Rio de Janeiro federation, winning silver at its state championship.

      Where in the source: Biography section, third paragraph — 'FCBJJE'

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    • BJJ Heroes traces her lineage from Mitsuyo Maeda through Carlos Gracie, Hélio Gracie, Francisco Mansur and Carlos Henrique to André Terêncio.

      Where in the source: Profile summary list, field 'Lineage'

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    • BJJ Heroes lists her as a 2005 World Cup champion in the brown-belt division, an event of the CBJJO.

      Where in the source: Profile summary list, achievements list, first line — 'CBJJO'

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  • IBJJF, World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2000 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2000 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship she won the women's adult blue-belt lightweight division, listed for Alliance.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / BLUE / FEMALE / LIGHT, place 1

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  • IBJJF, World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2002 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2002 World Championship she took silver in the women's adult lightweight division for purple, brown and black belts combined, listed for Alliance; Alessandra Vieira won the division.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / PURPLE BROWN BLACK / FEMALE / LIGHT, place 2

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  • IBJJF, World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2004 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2004 World Championship she took bronze in the women's adult middleweight division for purple, brown and black belts combined, listed for Alliance.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / PURPLE BROWN BLACK / FEMALE / MIDDLE, place 3

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  • IBJJF, World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2005 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2005 World Championship she took bronze in the women's adult brown/black-belt lightweight division, listed for Alliance; Alessandra Vieira won and Kyra Gracie took silver.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / BROWN BLACK / FEMALE / LIGHT, place 3

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  • IBJJF, World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2006 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2006 World Championship she took bronze in the women's adult brown/black-belt lightweight division, listed for Carlson Gracie Team; Kyra Gracie won and Hannette Quadros took silver.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / BROWN BLACK / FEMALE / LIGHT, place 3

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  • IBJJF, South American Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship 2006 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2006 South American Championship she took silver in the women's adult brown/black-belt lightweight division behind Hannette Quadros, both listed for Carlson Gracie Team.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / BROWN BLACK / FEMALE / LIGHT, place 2

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  • IBJJF, Rio International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2009 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2009 Rio International Open she won the women's adult brown/black-belt middleweight division, listed as Silvana Cristina Abreu for Manimal.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / BROWN BLACK / FEMALE / MIDDLE, place 1

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 1998 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 1998 Brazilian Nationals she won the juvenile (Juvenile 2) blue-belt women's open class, listed for Alliance.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — JUVENILE 2 / BLUE / FEMALE / OPEN CLASS, place 1

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2000 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2000 Brazilian Nationals she won the women's adult blue-belt lightweight division, listed for Alliance.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / BLUE / FEMALE / LIGHT, place 1

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2002 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2002 Brazilian Nationals she won the women's adult purple-belt lightweight division and took bronze in the purple-belt open class, listed for Alliance.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULTO / ROXA / FEMININO / LEVE, place 1; ADULTO / ROXA / FEMININO / ABSOLUTO, place 3

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2003 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2003 Brazilian Nationals she won the women's adult purple-belt lightweight division, listed for Alliance.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / PURPLE / FEMALE / LIGHT, place 1

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2004 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2004 Brazilian Nationals she won the women's adult purple-belt open class and took bronze in the purple-belt lightweight division, listed for Alliance.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / PURPLE / FEMALE / OPEN CLASS, place 1; ADULT / PURPLE / FEMALE / LIGHT, place 3

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2005 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2005 Brazilian Nationals she won both the women's adult brown-belt lightweight division and the brown-belt open class, listed for Alliance.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / BROWN / FEMALE / LIGHT, place 1; ADULT / BROWN / FEMALE / OPEN CLASS, place 1

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2007 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2007 Brazilian Nationals she took silver in the women's adult black-belt middleweight division, listed for Carlson Gracie Team.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / BLACK / FEMALE / MIDDLE, place 2

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2009 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2009 Brazilian Nationals, listed as Silvana Cristina Abreu for Manimal, she won the women's adult black-belt middleweight division and took bronze in the black-belt open class.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULTO / PRETA / FEMININO / MEDIO, place 1; ADULTO / PRETA / FEMININO / ABSOLUTO, place 3

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  • IBJJF, Campeonato Brasileiro de Jiu-Jitsu 2011 — results.(opens in a new tab)

    • At the 2011 Brazilian Nationals, listed as Silvana Cristina Silva Abreu for Carlson Gracie Team, she won the women's adult black-belt medium-heavy division.

      Where in the source: Athletes results by category — ADULT / BLACK / FEMALE / MEDIUM HEAVY, place 1

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