60 BJJ Academies in Fortaleza.
Fortaleza is the largest city in Brazil's Northeast (~2.5M, 4M metro) and surpassed Salvador in 2024 to become the region's most populous metro market. It carries one of the most distinct lineages in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: a parallel line through Takeo Iano → Master Francisco Sá (1935–2013), who was graded a red belt by Iano and established the foundational Fortaleza academy in the 1960s, then founded SAS Team in 2009 after splitting from Nova União.
Master Sá's son Carlos Pinto Sá ("Sazinho", born Fortaleza 1964) leads SAS Team today as a 6th-degree black belt and 2-time Brazilian National and Pan American champion. SAS Team's flagship sits at R. Padre Luiz Figueira, 335 in Aldeota, with a second branch SAS Team Náutico at Av. da Abolição, 2727 in Meireles.
Beyond SAS, the academy map covers most of the city. Nova União Ceará runs from AYO Fitness Club at Av. Chanceler Edson Queiroz, 100 in Guararapes under black belt Guilherme Santos. Gracie Barra arrived in Ceará in 2001 via Ricardo Pinho (current FJJCE president) and now runs multiple units including Gracie Barra Fortaleza – Mestre Ricardo Pinho (R. Professor Morais Correia, 720), Gracie Barra Henrique Jorge / Total Combat, Gracie Barra Maraponga Mondubim, and GB Barra do Ceará under Pirillo Roriz (coach of 2015 IBJJF brown-belt World Champion Yan "Pica-Pau" Lucas).
The IBJJF runs Fortaleza International Open events multiple times a year (Gi + No-Gi + Winter No-Gi) at Ginásio Paulo Sarasate in Dionísio Torres.
Academia de Jiu Jitsu Daniel Oliveira
Fortaleza, Ceará
Academia de Jiu Jitsu Gracie Barra Henrique Jorge Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Ceará
Academia de Jiu-jitsu Moraes Brothers
Fortaleza, Ceará
Academia de Jiu Jitsu New Prime
Fortaleza, Ceará
Alifit Academia - Monte Castelo
Fortaleza, Ceará
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Ceará
Alves Fight Club
Fortaleza, Ceará
Atitude Fight
Fortaleza, Ceará
BLEC
Fortaleza, Ceará
Bravos Fight Team - Jiu Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
Brazilian Top Team Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Ceará
BUSHIDO GSTEAM BJJ
Fortaleza, Ceará
Cangaço Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
Clube Ribeiro jiu jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
C.T ANDRÉ VITOR
Fortaleza, Ceará
Ct Black Thai sede central
Fortaleza, Ceará
CT Celio Terceiro (C3FIGHT)
Fortaleza, Ceará
CT Lucas SIlva - Aulas de Jiu Jitsu para crianças , adultos e defesa pessoal
Fortaleza, Ceará
CT Team Naja
Fortaleza, Ceará
CT Thiago Macaco
Fortaleza, Ceará
CT UBT -Jiu-Jitsu-Boxe-Muay Thai-Judô kids
Fortaleza, Ceará
Cxjj Team - Academia de jiu-Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
DBK jiu-jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
Dojô HC
Fortaleza, Ceará
Dojô Irmãos Oliveira Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
Eikō Artes Marciais
Fortaleza, Ceará
Escola da Guarda BJJ
Fortaleza, Ceará
Escola Dárcio Lira de Jiu Jitsu Tradicional - Carlito Pamplona
Fortaleza, Ceará
Escola De Jiu-Jitsu Carlos Brothers
Fortaleza, Ceará
Escola De Jiu-Jitsu Ramon Rodrigues
Fortaleza, Ceará
Escola NF de Jiu Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
Fighting brotherss
Fortaleza, Ceará
Fight Sports jiu-jitsu Ceará
Fortaleza, Ceará
FLOW ARTES MARCIAIS
Fortaleza, Ceará
GENESIS ACADEMY FORTALEZA
Fortaleza, Ceará
GFTEAM CEARÁ
Fortaleza, Ceará
Global Fight - Artes Marciais
Fortaleza, Ceará
Gracie Barra Barra do Ceará
Fortaleza, Ceará
INFINITY Jiu-jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
Jiu-Jitsu Lutas e Esportes
Fortaleza, Ceará
KARKARA BJJ F3J TEAM
Fortaleza, Ceará
KIMONOS PARA JIU JITSU Bushido Lifesyte
Fortaleza, Ceará
Loja de Kimonos OSS JIU&MMA
Fortaleza, Ceará
Loyalty Jiu Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
Machado BJJ Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Ceará
MERAKI artes marciais
Fortaleza, Ceará
MW Fight School.
Fortaleza, Ceará
Raphael Paiva Dojô
Fortaleza, Ceará
Roots Jiu-Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
Salgueiro Jiu Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
SAS Team Náutico | Academia de Jiu-Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
Sas Team Prime | Jiu-Jitsu Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Ceará
Shogun Team Fortaleza
Fortaleza, Ceará
SIX BLADES JIU JITSU
Fortaleza, Ceará
Stam-ce Sala de Treinamento de Artes Marciais do Ceará
Fortaleza, Ceará
Supera Jiu-Jitsu - Academia de Jiu-Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
TEAM BALIEIRO-JIU-JITSU FORTALEZA- CE
Fortaleza, Ceará
Ubuntu jiu jitsu maraponga
Fortaleza, Ceará
Vavá Rodrigues Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Fortaleza, Ceará
Zero85 Jiu-jitsu SEDE
Fortaleza, Ceará
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