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Bernardo Augusto Rocha de Faria is a Brazilian submission grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor who won the IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship more than once, along with European, Pan-American and Brazilian national titles. He was ranked first in the IBJJF World Ranking of all divisions in February and March 2013, and was chosen as the best jiu-jitsu athlete of 2015. He received his black belt from Ricardo Marques in 2008 and moved to the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Sao Paulo team in 2009 to train under Fabio Gurgel. The IBJJF inducted him into its Hall of Fame in June 2022. He now runs his own academy in Bedford, Massachusetts, is a member of the Alliance team and the Marcelo Garcia Association, and co-founded the online instruction platform BJJ Fanatics.

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