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Learning jiu-jitsu in Canoas and the metro towns

This guide covers the towns of greater Porto Alegre — Canoas, Alvorada, Esteio and Novo Hamburgo. Seven records, three with full entries. The Guigo network keeps two rooms in Canoas and makes the first class free at both («Marcar aula gratuita»): the Avenida Rio Grande do Sul room runs 53 classes a week under two black belts — one of whom, Lucas Pfeiffer, is also the state registry's responsible professor — and the Olaria room on Avenida do Nazário is the only seven-day door in this roster, open 06:00–22:00 on both weekend days. Pulga BJJ is a BJJ-only training centre of, by its own count, more than 300 students, publishing its full Gi, No-Gi and women's timetable while answering every price question on WhatsApp. The other four seats are federation addresses — Castanho in Canoas, DKM in Alvorada, Equipe A in Esteio and Bob's Team in Novo Hamburgo. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me."

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Guigo Canoas

Who this academy suits

The busiest published grid in the Porto Alegre metro: a Guigo network room on Avenida Rio Grande do Sul in Canoas running 53 classes a week — a three-band kids ladder, a women's class, competition and conditioning tracks — under a three-instructor bench with two black belts, one of whom (Lucas Pfeiffer) is also the federation registry's responsible professor. The first class is free («Marcar aula gratuita»), booked in one WhatsApp tap, and the page even publishes payment methods including TotalPass. Plan prices are the one thing it doesn't print

Why we say it: The 53-classes stat, per-day hours, three named instructors with belts, the address with CEP, the WhatsApp number, the double free-trial CTA, the facilities list and the payment methods are all published on the network's own server-rendered filial page fetched 2026-08-24, with the street and Pfeiffer corroborated by the FJJ-RS 2026 registry

Schedule verified Franchise networkFree trialKids classesWomen's program

Your first visit

Free trial
«Marcar aula gratuita» (book a free class) and «Agendar Aula Experimental» (schedule a trial class) — book via the page's WhatsApp button
Class schedule
53 classes a week. Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 09:00–22:00, Tue/Thu 14:00–22:00, Sat 13:00–16:00 — with programs from Iniciantes through women's, a three-band kids ladder (ages 3–13), teens, competition and conditioning

Location, instructors, contact

Address
Avenida Rio Grande do Sul, 2950, Canoas (CEP 92330-001)
Instructors
Gabriele Amaral Zanini and Lucas Pfeiffer (two black belts) with brown belt Jerri Navaes — Pfeiffer is also the registry's responsible professor

Phone WhatsApp +55 51 99698-2728 Website Naver Map Apple Maps

Compiled from the academy's public materials; we have not yet visited in person. Last checked: 2026-08-24. Spot something wrong? Tell us. We review every correction and log the change.

Guigo Olaria Canoas

Who this academy suits

The second Guigo room in Canoas, on Avenida do Nazário — and the roster's only seven-day door: weekend hours run 06:00–22:00 on both Saturday and Sunday, alongside weekday afternoon-evening blocks and morning hours Tuesday and Thursday. Two named black belts (Jean Lolatto da Silva and Jader Pires), a three-band kids ladder, self-defence and No-Gi on the program slate, and the network's free first class («Marcar aula gratuita») booked in one WhatsApp tap. This door isn't on the state federation's registry at all — it surfaces only through the network's own site. Prices, as everywhere in this network, are the one unpublished thing

Why we say it: The seven-day hours table, both named black belts, the address, the WhatsApp number, the program slate and the double free-trial CTA are all published on the network's own server-rendered filial page, fetched 2026-08-24. The «0 Aulas / semana» header is the network's broken counter (the guigo-centro-sp precedent), not an empty schedule

Schedule verified Franchise networkFree trialKids classesNo-gi

Your first visit

Free trial
«Marcar aula gratuita» (book a free class) and «Agendar Aula Experimental» (schedule a trial class) — book via the page's WhatsApp button
Class schedule
Open seven days: Mon/Wed/Fri 14:00–22:00, Tue/Thu 09:00–21:00, Sat/Sun 06:00–22:00 — with a three-band kids ladder, teens, competition, tiered adult classes, self-defence and No-Gi

Location, instructors, contact

Address
Avenida do Nazário, 1707, Canoas
Instructors
Jean Lolatto da Silva and Jader Pires — two black belts, per the network's own page

Phone WhatsApp +55 51 92004-9184 Website Naver Map Apple Maps

Compiled from the academy's public materials; we have not yet visited in person. Last checked: 2026-08-24. Spot something wrong? Tell us. We review every correction and log the change.

Pulga BJJ

Who this academy suits

Canoas's BJJ-only training centre with the most complete published adult grid in the metro's north: classes from 6:45 to 20:30 on weekdays, No-Gi woven through the week, a Tuesday/Thursday women's class, and a four-band kids ladder — a club of «mais de 300 alunos» (its own count) running since 2016. Everything money-shaped goes through WhatsApp: no prices, no trial wording, just a «Falar com a Equipe» tap. The street (Av. Açucena 1605) comes from the state federation's registry — the site itself prints only «Canoas · RS»

Why we say it: The adult and kids grids, the No-Gi and women's slots, the WhatsApp CTA and the 300-student/2016 claims are the club's own site copy fetched 2026-08-24; the street and the responsible professor come from the FJJ-RS 2026 registry

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Your first visit

Free trial
No trial offer is printed — even the «Ver Planos e Valores» (see plans and prices) CTA routes to WhatsApp
Class schedule
Adults Mon–Fri at 6:45, 12:00 and through the 17:00–20:30 band — Iniciante/Intermediário/Avançado tiers with No-Gi slots and a women's class (Tue/Thu 18:30). Kids run in four bands (ages 3–10) plus Teens and Juvenil (11+), 09:20–20:00

Location, instructors, contact

Address
Avenida Açucena, 1605, Canoas (per the state-federation registry; the site prints only the city)

Phone WhatsApp +55 51 99747-8914 Website Naver Map Apple Maps

Compiled from the academy's public materials; we have not yet visited in person. Last checked: 2026-08-24. Spot something wrong? Tell us. We review every correction and log the change.

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.

  • Bobs Team Novo Hamburgo
    Avenida Nações Unidas, 2649, Rio Branco, Novo Hamburgo
    Last checked: 2026-08-24
  • Castanho Bjj
    Rua Florianópolis, 4326, Mathias Velho, Canoas
    Last checked: 2026-08-24
  • Dkm Jiu Jitsu Alvorada
    Rua Landel de Moura, 27, Alvorada
    Last checked: 2026-08-24
  • Equipe A Esteio
    Rua Caxias, 222, Centro, Esteio
    Last checked: 2026-08-24

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.