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Learning jiu-jitsu in Barra and Recreio
This guide covers Rio's western beach districts, Barra da Tijuca through Recreio — the ground where Gracie Barra was founded in 1986, and the area with the most visitor-open doors in the metro: a 14-day plan with a gi included for R$97, the city's only online-bookable trial calendar, and a first class that is simply free. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me."
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Carlson Gracie — Barra da Tijuca (CT Bolão / Bolão Jiu-Jitsu Academy)
Who this academy suits
A coral belt, 7th degree, who took his black belt from Carlson Gracie himself in 1990, still teaching on Avenida das Américas and posting a week before access — the strongest pedigree found in this band, with a free trial stated in his own words. The catch: his own site's 'Plans and Prices' and 'Class Schedule' menu items both lead to documented 404s (a one-URL sitemap), so price and timetable remain WhatsApp questions. A linked store sells t-shirts, not memberships
Why we say it: Two of the room's own Facebook pages and its own site, all accessed 2026-07-28; the Carlson Gracie network's own roster for corroboration; the dead nav items and one-URL sitemap were checked directly
Free trial
Your first visit
- Free trial
- The site's hero line, verbatim: 'Come meet us, book a FREE trial class' — one of only four rooms in this band that states its trial is free in its own words source · 2026-09-03
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Three published forms for one operation, on the same club frontage: the network roster gives 'Av. das Américas, 2000–2480'; the room's own 'CT Bolão' Facebook gives '2000'; its own 'Bolão Jiu-Jitsu Academy' Facebook gives '2300 A'. Arouca Barra Clube's frontage spans that range — most likely one building described three ways; the exact door number needs resolving before geocoding source · 2026-07-28
- Instructors
- Sérgio 'Bolão' Souza — own Facebook: coral belt, 7th degree, black belt awarded by Carlson Gracie himself in 1990. The Carlson Gracie network's own roster independently names him as the room's professor. The '10x Brazilian and Carioca champion' claim is the academy's own; independent CBJJ/IBJJF corroboration remains unconfirmed source · 2026-07-28
Phone +55 21 99987-1740 — agrees across the network roster and both of the room's own Facebook pages; a second number, +55 21 97466-4121, is also published on the 'Bolão Jiu-Jitsu Academy' page Website Naver Map Apple Maps
Fight Room Barra Sul
Who this academy suits
For the traveler who wants a real two-week on-ramp rather than a single day pass: R$97 buys 14 days of training with a gi supplied and three supervised classes, from a room whose own copy commits to supervising every sparring round — genuinely useful for someone not yet cleared to spar. Two things to confirm before booking: the mat sits inside a private club (Clube Israelita, Condomínio Barra Sul) and whether club/condo access gates entry is unstated; and no class timetable is published anywhere — the room's own WhatsApp message template admits it, so ask for hours before showing up
Why we say it: Own site (fightroombarrasul.com.br, rendered in a real browser — the static HTML is a 2.4 KB shell), re-verified 2026-07-28; the R$97/14-day/gi-included Plano Start and free, no-fee trial wording are the room's own published terms; the club-access and schedule gaps are corroborated by the room's own WhatsApp pre-written message asking for hours
Pricing published Free trialPricing published
Your first visit
- Free trial
- Book a trial class (adult/kids) — 'no commitment, no fees, just an opportunity to change your life,' the room's own words stating the trial is free. Whether club/condo membership gates entry is unstated → must-ask source · 2026-09-04
Classes and cost
- Membership
- Plano Start — 14 days of training, gi included, 3 supervised classes, one-time payment of R$97. Cheaper, longer (14 vs 7 days) and gi-included compared with Alliance Niterói's weekly visitor pass (R$120) — the best published 1–2 week visitor value found anywhere in the Rio metro so far. Sold as a beginner on-ramp, never called a 'diária' source · 2026-09-04
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Rua Sylvio da Rocha Pollis, 523 (Clube Israelita, Condomínio Barra Sul), Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22793-395, Brazil source · 2026-07-28
- Instructors
- Head coach Matheus Miranda (rank not published) — the academy states a team of '5 black-belt professors,' unnamed source · 2026-07-28
Phone WhatsApp +55 21 97606-0003 Website Naver Map Apple Maps
GB Matriz – Barra da Tijuca
Who this academy suits
The birthplace of Gracie Barra, one WhatsApp message away: this is the 1986 mat Carlos Gracie Jr. actually founded, its own Instagram says so, and a trial class is one bio-link away from booking. But nothing else is published: no head instructor across any of its three owned channels, no schedule (the network's own locator returns the same empty template for all 71 Rio rooms), and no price. A visitor gets the address and a WhatsApp number, and negotiates everything else from there
Why we say it: The room's own Instagram (accessed 2026-07-28) for identity, affiliation and the trial CTA; its own digital contact card (accessed 2026-07-28) for the address and WhatsApp number; Gracie Barra's Brazil network site for the network-wide trial-wording comparison
Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Info | Trial Class' — the room's own Instagram bio names a trial class directly as a call-to-action. Gracie Barra's Brazil network site frames the network-wide offer as 'Come train a FREE class near you' — a different register from Gracie Humaitá's 'trial class' wording elsewhere in the city. Whether THIS room's trial is free is not stated on its own channel — do not assume it is; booking is by WhatsApp source · 2026-07-28
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Av Érico Veríssimo 970, Cob 303 e 304, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil — from the room's own digital contact card, which adds a unit number the network locator omits source · 2026-07-28
Phone WhatsApp +55 21 99921-7272 — the room's own digital contact card and the network locator both publish the same number. WhatsApp is the stated booking channel Website Naver Map Apple Maps
GB Reserva (Gracie Barra)
Who this academy suits
The most legible Gracie Barra room in Recreio before you even make contact: three named black belts on its own team page, a genuinely beginner-reachable spread for the all-levels GB1 class (two early mornings, two late evenings, a Saturday open mat), and a homepage stating the first class is free. The catch: the schedule graphic is about 21 months old — a strong lead, not a locked-in fact — and the room's own Instagram, confirmed live, could not be read past that this pass. No price is published anywhere
Why we say it: The room's own site (accessed 2026-07-28) for team, address, contact, schedule and trial wording; the network locator (same date) for affiliation; the room's own Instagram re-tested live at the og layer 2026-07-29
Free trialWomen's program
Your first visit
- Free trial
- Homepage hero, verbatim: 'Come do a FREE class' — Gracie Barra's standard network wording (unconditional). No visitor day rate is published source · 2026-09-04
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Rua Engenheiro Haroldo Cavalcanti, 360 (Loja A), Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22795-240. The network locator omits the 'Engenheiro' honorific — the room's own fuller form is preferred; strip 'Loja A' before geocoding source · 2026-07-28
- Instructors
- Three named black belts on the room's own team page: Diogo Almeida (3rd-degree black belt), Bruno Martins (black belt) and Pedro Matta (black belt). The GB network locator separately lists a matching name (Pedro Matta) as contact for a different room, GB Vértice Mall — co-management is likely but unconfirmed on any owned channel source · 2026-09-04
Phone WhatsApp +55 21 99238-4517, agreeing with the network locator. The site's own button pre-writes the visitor's message: 'Hello! I'd like more information.' Website Naver Map Apple Maps
Gracie Barra Barra Bonita
Who this academy suits
The rare room in this band that puts a real number on training: R$390/month (R$350 with a lifetime founder discount), a free first class, and a free gi to borrow for it — plus a schedule naming the coach on the mat each hour (Gabriel, Thiago, Diogo, Lobo). The real catch: the same homepage still runs a pre-opening 'founding member' campaign ('15 spots left') even though its own schedule is dated June 2025 and its footer reads 2026 — the price is very likely current, but not guaranteed permanent, so confirm before committing
Why we say it: The room's own site (accessed 2026-07-28) for pricing, trial wording, the free-gi FAQ and the named-coach schedule; the network locator (same date) for affiliation and the address defect it carries
Pricing published Free trialPricing published
Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Trial class' / 'Book your first class free!' — the trial is explicitly stated as free, in the room's own words, with a free gi loan included source · 2026-09-04
Classes and cost
- Membership
- R$390 → R$350 (lifetime, lost on cancel) monthly fee, R$150 enrolment deposit, adult uniform kit R$630 (cash)/R$690 (5x), child kit R$500/R$550. This pricing sits inside a pre-opening 'founding member' campaign page, so whether R$390 is the room's permanent standard rate or a 2025 launch price is unresolved — the same site also carries a June-2025 schedule and a 2026 footer source · 2026-09-03
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Avenida Ailton Henrique da Costa, 529, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 22795-290, Brazil source · 2026-07-28
- Instructors
- No single head instructor is named. The room's own June-2025 schedule graphic names four coaches by first name only, per class — Gabriel, Thiago, Diogo, Lobo — with no surname or rank published for any of them source · 2026-07-28
Phone WhatsApp +55 21 99765-7242 — agrees across the room's own footer, its WhatsApp buttons, and the network locator (the site's own header carries a typo'd form; do not use it) Website Naver Map Apple Maps
Gracie Barra Parque Olímpico
Who this academy suits
The only room in this entire guide where you can book a trial class online — a real, selectable calendar, no WhatsApp needed. GB1 is labelled 'beginner adult' on both the schedule and inside the booking flow, which names the exact beginner time slot the moment you pick it. The schedule is the freshest in this band (January 2026), a 4th-degree black belt professor and two women instructors are named on the team page, and a dedicated no-gi class runs three mornings a week. Two catches: Mon–Fri only, and the room's own website throws a browser security warning (expired TLS) — use the booking portal link instead. Price and whether the trial is free are unpublished
Why we say it: The NextFit booking portal (rendered in Yurei, accessed 2026-07-28) for the live calendar and named beginner slot; the room's own site (fetched via curl -k due to expired TLS, same date) for the schedule image, team page and program list
No-giWomen's program
Your first visit
- Free trial
- The only room found anywhere in Rio where a visitor can book a trial class online, on a named date, with no WhatsApp message. The room's own NextFit portal showed real, selectable open dates (checked 2026-07-28: 14–17, 20–24, 27–31 July) and, once GB1 is selected, names the exact beginner slot: 'GB1 Alunos iniciantes,' 19:30–20:30. The only preparation asked for is 'come in comfortable clothes' — no gi loan is promised, and whether the trial is free is not stated anywhere source · 2026-09-04
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Avenida Embaixador Abelardo Bueno, 3500 (Loja 201), Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil source · 2026-07-28
- Instructors
- Kleber de Oliveira — Professor-Chefe — Faixa Preta, 4th degree. Own-site titles: 3rd place absolute (no-gi Brazilian Nationals 2009), 1st place middle-heavyweight (2010), 1st place middle-heavyweight AND absolute (2011) — academy's own claim, pedigree corroboration pending. Also published: two women on staff (Luísa Maria, Ranne Sousa — both brown belt) source · 2026-07-28
Phone WhatsApp +55 21 97163-2292 (the room's own site and WhatsApp button; the network locator publishes a different number — a same-room conflict recorded) Naver Map Apple Maps
Gracie Humaitá Reserva
Who this academy suits
The only room in this band that labels a class 'Iniciantes' outright — Mon/Thu 07h, Wed 08h combined with adults — on a schedule dated this very month, from a room whose Facebook posted 13 days before access with the head instructor tagged. Gi and no-gi are named separately, parking is published, and the site pre-writes your WhatsApp message for schedule and price alike. The catch: whether the trial is free is unstated, and no price of any kind is published. Not to be confused with 'GB Reserva', a different team 8 km away
Why we say it: The room's own site (accessed 2026-07-28) for schedule, trial wording and address; its own Facebook (same date) for the July 15 post dating the head instructor and confirming liveness
No-gi
Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Book a class' / 'Book a visit' — hero line 'come meet us!'; the schedule section reads 'check our schedule and book a trial class!' — Gracie Humaitá's own register ('aula experimental'), distinct from Gracie Barra's 'aula grátis' used elsewhere in this band. Whether the trial is free is not stated on any channel — do not assume it is. No visitor day rate is published source · 2026-09-04
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Av. das Américas, 7907 (Bloco 1, Loja 119), inside Shopping Open Mall Américas, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22793-081, Brazil. The room's own channels add the mall's name and publish parking out front — a detail almost no other room in this band states source · 2026-07-28
- Instructors
- Alexandre Miranda — named as the current link in the room's own lineage chain; the franchisor list writes him 'Alexandre Miranda (Pet)'; the room's own Facebook post of July 15 (2026) tags 'Alexandre De Miranda Santos'. Three owned surfaces converge on the same man; no rank is published anywhere source · 2026-09-04
Phone WhatsApp +55 21 99677-5252 — the site's own button pre-writes the visitor's message: 'I'd like more information about classes, schedule and prices, to book a visit' Website Naver Map Apple Maps
Gracie Kore — Barrinha unit (Barra da Tijuca)
Who this academy suits
Kyra Gracie and Malvino Salvador's second Barra da Tijuca unit, on the same brand-wide programme slate as Vogue Square — a women's programme, seniors' programme, kids, and the same unusual 30-minute private-lesson trial, explicitly selectable in the same booking flow. Same catches as Vogue Square (no WhatsApp, no price, four dead schedule PDFs), plus one more: this address is not independently corroborated by the RGA network's affiliate list, which lists only Vogue Square
Why we say it: The room's own site (accessed 2026-07-28) for programmes, address and trial policy; the RGA network's own affiliate list (same date) was checked and found to carry only the Vogue Square unit
Women's program
Your first visit
- Free trial
- The same brand-wide trial as Vogue Square: 'Book a trial class' resolving, on /lp-adultos/, to a 30-minute one-on-one private lesson, not a group drop-in. This unit (Barrinha) is explicitly selectable in the same booking flow. Whether it is free is not stated source · 2026-09-03
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- BARRINHA — 'Est. da Barra da Tijuca, 426', Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro (own site footer; 'Est.' is the site's own abbreviation for 'Estrada' — expand before geocoding). Unlike the Vogue Square unit, this address is not independently corroborated on the RGA network's affiliate list, which carries only Vogue Square. No CEP is published source · 2026-07-28
- Instructors
- Kyra Gracie and Malvino Salvador — founders, published brand-wide (not unit-specific). The day-to-day instructor at this unit (Barrinha) is not named anywhere source · 2026-09-03
Phone Landline (21) 3030-5673 — the brand's single published number, not unit-specific. No WhatsApp number is published anywhere on the site Website Naver Map Apple Maps
Gracie Kore — Vogue Square unit (Barra da Tijuca)
Who this academy suits
The most beginner-shaped academy found in these two bairros — a women's programme, a seniors' programme, a kids' room, an on-site café, and a trial that is a private 30-minute one-on-one lesson rather than a group drop-in — founded by Kyra Gracie and Malvino Salvador, now a franchisor in its own right. The real catches: no WhatsApp anywhere (landline only), no price published, and the site's own 'schedule' section links four PDFs that all 404
Why we say it: The room's own site (accessed 2026-07-28) for programmes, trial policy and contact; the RGA network's own affiliate list (same date) independently corroborating this unit's address; the four dead PDFs and their absent Wayback captures were checked directly
Women's program
Your first visit
- Free trial
- A materially different trial from every other room in the area. Site-wide CTA: 'Book a trial class'; on /lp-adultos/, verbatim: 'Our trial class is a 30-minute one-on-one lesson, just the student and the Gracie Kore instructor' — a private assessment, not a group drop-in. The booking flow asks which unit you want (Vogue Square / Barrinha). Whether it is free is not stated — do not assume it is source · 2026-09-03
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- VOGUE SQUARE — Av. das Américas, 8585, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro (own site footer; exact match on the RGA network's own affiliate list). No CEP is published on either channel source · 2026-07-28
- Instructors
- Kyra Gracie and Malvino Salvador — founders, published on the academy's own site and independently corroborated as 'Prof. Kyra Gracie' on the RGA network's affiliate list for this specific unit. Private/online lessons directly with Kyra are sold separately; the day-to-day group-class instructor at this unit is not named anywhere source · 2026-09-04
Phone Landline (21) 3030-5673, published site-wide. No WhatsApp number is published anywhere on the site — unusual for Rio and worth knowing before you expect to message ahead Website Naver Map Apple Maps
Nova União Recreio
Who this academy suits
The best own-channel address confirmation of any network-roster-only room found in this guide: the room's own Instagram bio repeats Nova União's exact published street and number, word for word, and invites a visitor to book a first class straight to WhatsApp. But the invitation is soft — no stated price, no confirmed free trial, no published schedule, and the professor the network names (Rafael Pizziali) is not independently confirmed on the room's own channel. A real, live multi-discipline mat (jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, taekwondo, ninjutsu) reachable by one DM or WhatsApp message, with everything about the actual visit still to be asked
Why we say it: Nova União's own network roster (accessed 2026-07-28) for affiliation and the professor's name; the room's own Instagram (accessed 2026-07-28) for the address confirmation, discipline list and trial invitation
Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Book your first class' — the room's own Instagram bio, linking to WhatsApp. A soft trial invitation in the room's own words; no FREE wording, no price, and no residency/CPF requirement is stated — do not assume it is free source · 2026-07-28
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Avenida das Américas 14.205, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil — Nova União's own network roster; the room's own Instagram bio independently repeats the exact street and number, stronger corroboration than most rows on this same roster carry source · 2026-07-28
SPARTA (SPRT Escola de Artes Marciais) — Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro
Who this academy suits
The belt band's only published free trial, in plain unconditional words: 'the first class is 100% free,' no residency clause, five modalities to try (Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing, No-Gi, Cardio), and a FAQ stating the trial is built for people who have never trained. Two catches before booking: the room's own site never confirms whether GFTeam still teaches here despite the network's roster claiming it under Prof. Thierry Reis — the founder it names is Leonardo Viana — and the booking button opens a scheduler this research could not read, so whether it requires a Brazilian CPF (which has shut foreign visitors out of a free trial elsewhere in Rio) is unconfirmed
Why we say it: Own site (spartarj.com.br, live Shopify, accessed 2026-07-29) for address, contact, trial wording and FAQ; GFTeam's own roster for the network claim; a full-site sweep for 'GFTeam'/'Thierry' returned zero hits on the room's own channel
Free trial
Your first visit
- Free trial
- 'Book your free trial class.' FAQ: 'Is the trial class free?' → 'Yes. The first class is 100% free and lets you experience the Sparta method, see the space, and feel whether it's right for you.' — the belt band's only published free-trial wording, with no residency clause. Not yet a clean open door: the booking button leads to a JS-rendered scheduler that could not be opened yet — whether the form requires a CPF (Brazilian taxpayer ID) is still unconfirmed, the mechanism that shut foreign visitors out of a free trial elsewhere (Centro de Lutas TTC) source · 2026-09-04
Location, instructors, contact
- Address
- Rua Fernando Leite Mendes, 125 (2nd floor), Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 22640-100, Brazil source · 2026-07-29
- Instructors
- Founder Leonardo Viana (founded 2020; current teaching role and rank not stated) source · 2026-07-29
Phone Phone +55 (21) 3547-6217 — front-desk hours: Mon–Fri 7am–10pm, Sat 8am–2pm (not necessarily the BJJ class schedule) Website Naver Map Apple Maps
Academies being verified
We are re-confirming the essentials: class schedules and trial mechanics. Each academy joins the full guide once its facts meet the bar.
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Academia Ponto MAv. Guignard, 600, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJLast checked: 2026-07-29
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Alliance Jiu Jitsu BarraRua Coronel João Olintho, 222, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil — the room's own Facebook Intro. Alliance's own network locator publishes the identical street and number, additionally naming the bairro (Recreio dos Bandeirantes) · The room's own Facebook Intro lists disciplines offered — Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai (published with a typo, 'Muai Thay'), Judô, and functional training — but no beginner-specific curriculum or admission requirement beyond that listLast checked: 2026-07-28
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Atos Jiu-Jitsu RJEstrada do Pontal, 6833, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil (own Facebook Intro), agreeing exactly with the street and number in the room's own Instagram bio, independently captured the same day · +55 21 96672-2686 (own Facebook Intro); no phone is published in the room's own Instagram bioLast checked: 2026-07-28
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Carlson Gracie – RecreioRua Ministro Aliomar Baleeiro, 345, Loja A, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22790-550Last checked: 2026-08-02
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Escola Delariva Barra da TijucaAvenida Salvador Allende, 4706, Barra Olímpica (own network unit page; no CEP published) · +55 21 96472-9815 · William Casquilha — 3rd-degree black belt (the network's own page spells 'Professor' with a consistent typo, 'Professsor')Last checked: 2026-09-04
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GB Alphaville
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GB Barra OlimpicaEstrada Coronel Pedro Corrêa, 28, Barra Olímpica, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22775-090Last checked: 2026-07-28
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GB Barra Square (Gracie Barra)Av das Américas, 3,555, Floor 1, Kiosk 7 — Shopping Barra Square, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (own Facebook Intro; the mall, floor and kiosk number the network locator never publishes) · +55 21 99899-3555 (own Facebook Intro). The network locator instead publishes a number shared across a four-room cluster (Barra Square, Blue Square, Bosque Marapendi, Península O2) — the room's own number is preferredLast checked: 2026-07-28
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GB PontalRua Luiz Carlos Sarolli, 1355, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJLast checked: 2026-07-28
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GB Pontal OceânicoLast checked: 2026-08-04
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GFTeam Recreio @ Nova RioSportAvenida Alfredo Balthazar da Silveira, 1851, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ · +55 21 96635-9514Last checked: 2026-07-28
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Gracie Barra Blue SquareAvenida das Américas, 12600, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJLast checked: 2026-08-04
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Gracie Barra Bosque MarapendiAvenida Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco, 222, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJLast checked: 2026-08-04
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Gracie Barra Novo LeblonAvenida das Américas, 7607, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22793-081Last checked: 2026-08-04
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Gracie Barra Península O2Avenida José Silva de Azevedo Neto, 200, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJLast checked: 2026-08-04
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Gracie Barra PraiaRua Lourenço Filho, 450, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilLast checked: 2026-07-29
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Gracie Barra RecreioLast checked: 2026-07-29
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Gracie Barra Vértice MallAvenida Miguel Antônio Fernandes, 1333, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJLast checked: 2026-08-04
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Gracie Humaitá – RecreioR. Min. Aliomar Baleeiro, 1000, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22790-550Last checked: 2026-07-29
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Ryan Gracie Rio de JaneiroAv. Salvador Allende, 6700, Basement Level, Recreio dos Bandeirantes, Rio de Janeiro, RJLast checked: 2026-07-28
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Shogun Team RecreioR. Des. Paulo Alonso, N 975, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil (own Facebook Intro, byte-verbatim, sic 'N 975'). Third-party listings circulate a different street number; only the room's own published form is recorded here · +55 21 99951-4471Last checked: 2026-07-28
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Soul Fighters Barra da TijucaAv. das Américas 489, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 22631-000, Brazil — self-published in the room's own Instagram business-address field. No unit/building name appears there, though a separate dated own post names the building as the Saint Tropez condominium — unconfirmed as the registered unit · +55 21 99962-5549 — published in the room's own dated Instagram post (2023-03-15). The identical number is also published by the sister Soul Fighters Tijuca room's own dated post — a shared line across at least two of the network's Rio rooms, not confirmed as room-exclusive · Mestre Álvaro Mansor — named directly in the room's own Instagram bio and cross-confirmed on his own separate account. He heads all three of Soul Fighters' live Rio rooms (Tijuca, this one, and Recreio), not exclusive to this matLast checked: 2026-07-28
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Soul Fighters Recreio · Official siteMestre Álvaro Mansor — named in the room's own Instagram bio, the same coach independently confirmed on his own separate account, heading all three of Soul Fighters' live Rio rooms · 'Book your trial class — be part of the family!' — the room's own Instagram bio. A warm, family-framed trial invitation in the room's own words; no FREE wording or price is stated — do not assume it is freeLast checked: 2026-07-28
Frequently asked questions
Which academies in Barra and Recreio, Rio offer a free trial?
Carlson Gracie — Barra da Tijuca (CT Bolão / Bolão Jiu-Jitsu Academy): The site's hero line, verbatim: 'Come meet us, book a FREE trial class' — one of only four rooms in this band that states its trial is free in its own words; Fight Room Barra Sul: Book a trial class (adult/kids) — 'no commitment, no fees, just an opportunity to change your life,' the room's own words stating the trial is free. Whether club/condo membership gates entry is unstated → must-ask; GB Matriz – Barra da Tijuca: 'Info | Trial Class' — the room's own Instagram bio names a trial class directly as a call-to-action. Gracie Barra's Brazil network site frames the network-wide offer as 'Come train a FREE class near you' — a different register from Gracie Humaitá's 'trial class' wording elsewhere in the city. Whether THIS room's trial is free is not stated on its own channel — do not assume it is; booking is by WhatsApp; GB Reserva (Gracie Barra): Homepage hero, verbatim: 'Come do a FREE class' — Gracie Barra's standard network wording (unconditional). No visitor day rate is published; Gracie Barra Barra Bonita: 'Trial class' / 'Book your first class free!' — the trial is explicitly stated as free, in the room's own words, with a free gi loan included …
How do I book a trial class?
It differs by academy. Where we could verify the booking method, it is listed under "Your first visit" in that academy's entry; otherwise, asking through the academy's official channel is the most reliable route.
I'm a complete beginner. Can I just show up?
It differs by academy. Entries show where a fundamentals program and first-visit process are verified. For the rest, check with the academy before visiting. For what a first class actually feels like, see the beginner posts on our blog.