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Learning jiu-jitsu in the Zona Norte, São Paulo

This guide covers the 59 rooms north of the Tietê — Santana, Tucuruvi and Mandaqui through Casa Verde, Freguesia do Ó and Brasilândia, out to Vila Maria and Jaçanã. The drop-in crossed the river here: Alliance Santana publishes the Zona Norte's first day rate — R$ 90.00 a day, R$ 60.00 for Alliance members — and Alliance Freguesia do Ó sells a third vocabulary altogether: an 'Aula Avulsa' at R$ 50, valid for seven days. The north also holds the cheapest published path onto the mats recorded in São Paulo — Álamo at R$ 139 a month — and the city's only trial week, at CT Joaquim Peixoto. For someone just starting, the real question is not "which academy is best" but "which one fits me."

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Pick at a glance

Academia Round One (Guigo JJ)
A Guigo JJ filial on the second floor at Av. Parada Pinto, 542 with the network's cleanest beginner mechanics: a free first class ('Marcar aula gratuita') booked over WhatsApp, a dedicated beginners track alongside adult classes and Kids 3 (ages 9–13), six classes a week with doors from 6:00 weekdays. The professor is named on the network's own page — Donizete de Lima Junior, black belt — with one caveat worth knowing: he also covers the network's Freguesia do Ó room, so ask who takes the class you're aiming for. Curiosity of the block: The Force, an independent school, trains across the same avenue at nº 571

Vila Nova Cachoeirinha, São Paulo Franchise networkFree trialKids classesEarly morning classesDaily beginner classes
Alliance Jiu Jitsu Freguesia do Ó
The cheapest way to step onto an Alliance mat in São Paulo without joining: an 'Aula Avulsa' — a single class for R$ 50, valid 7 days — published in plain numbers on the room's own price page, the only non-ladder drop-in vocabulary any Alliance room in the city uses. Membership is adult unlimited R$ 319.90/month with the inverse of the usual fence in writing: 'no cancellation fine' (Mooca, across town, charges a full month to leave). Kids 4–15 at R$ 249.90, a women's program at the same adult price, privates with the Head Coach at R$ 850/month. Book through the Alliance 'Introclass' form, doors Mon–Fri 7:00–21:00 and Saturday mornings, at Rua Ameliópolis, 42 — Vila Primavera, a Norte micro-bairro of Freguesia do Ó (the room's own postcode settles a zone question its name once raised)

Vila Primavera (Freguesia do Ó), São Paulo Franchise networkPricing publishedDrop-ins welcomeKids classesNo-giWomen's program
Alliance Jiu Jitsu Santana
The room that carried São Paulo's drop-in economy across the river: the first published day-rate in Zona Norte, and it's still an Alliance-only product city-wide — R$ 90.00 a day (R$ 60.00 if you're an Alliance member or train at an affiliate), kids visits R$ 90.00/day, kimono rental R$ 50, official uniform required, classes 60 minutes. Cheaper per visit than Paraíso's R$ 100/60 ladder. Privates come priced by coach rank — HeadCoach R$ 389.99 down to colored-belt R$ 219.99/class on the 8-pack — the first such ladder recorded in São Paulo. Booking is the Alliance 'Introclass' dialect on WhatsApp, doors from 6:00 on Tue/Thu, at R. Conselheiro Moreira de Barros, 858. The school itself says who it serves: Santana, Mandaqui, Tucuruvi, Alto de Santana, Água Fria and Casa Verde

Santana, São Paulo Franchise networkPricing publishedDrop-ins welcomeKids classesEarly morning classes
CT Joaquim Peixoto
The only school recorded in São Paulo that offers a trial WEEK: 'oferecemos até uma semana experimental' — up to seven days to know the structure, the team and the training before you commit, where every other room in the city offers a single class. A multi-discipline CT (jiu-jitsu alongside Muay Thai, kickboxing and karate) with its competition culture in writing ('JP Compete') and its own kids festival. Booking is WhatsApp. One note: the site publishes no street address — our door line is the federation record (Av. Júlio Buono, 2028), which this school's site otherwise validates; confirm the door when you book

Zona Norte, São Paulo (Av. Júlio Buono corridor) Striking classes tooKids classes
Gracie Barra Mandaqui
The Zona Norte GB school that tells you exactly what the free trial contains: 'Aula experimental e randori inclusos' — trial class AND sparring included, the only SP room we've found that puts randori in the trial in writing. A named founder-professor (Alexandre Barbosa, black belt, an educator by training), the full GB1/GB2/GB3 curriculum with GBK kids tracks from age 3 and a women's program, doors 6:00–22:00 weekdays at Av. Santa Inês, 06 in Parque Mandaqui, booking by WhatsApp. No prices are published — the trial is free; the plans conversation happens on WhatsApp

Parque Mandaqui, São Paulo Franchise networkFree trialKids classesWomen's programEarly morning classesStructured curriculum
Gracie Barra Tucuruvi
The first Gracie Barra school recorded in São Paulo to put its price table in public: R$ 260 for a commitment-free month, R$ 230/month recurring, R$ 200/month on a quarterly plan, R$ 190/month annual — across the 143 São Paulo rooms recorded before it, no GB school published a single group price. A named responsible professor (Bruno Takeuti, black belt) and a WhatsApp-first booking dialect all its own: 'Agende seu treino' — this site never says 'aula experimental'. One honesty note: the site publishes no street address; our door line follows the GB locator (Av. General Ataliba Leonel, 3549), so confirm the door on WhatsApp when you book

Tucuruvi, São Paulo Franchise networkPricing published
Guigo JJ Freguesia do Ó
The Guigo network's Freguesia do Ó door: a free first class ('Marcar aula gratuita') booked over WhatsApp at Av. Ministro Petrônio Portela, 1990, under Donizete Junior — the black belt who also covers the network's Round One room in Cachoeirinha. The page lists seven tracks including a beginners class and No-Gi, but we're not publishing its timetable: the same page's class-count banner reads '0 aulas/semana' — an unfilled data block on the network's side — so treat the grid as unconfirmed and ask on WhatsApp what actually runs the week you visit

Freguesia do Ó, São Paulo Franchise networkFree trial
SBS Lutas (Side By Side) — a multi-discipline fight school: jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, boxing and 12+ modalities
The biggest room presence in the whole bairro-less block, and the plainest front door in Imirim: SBS Lutas — 'Side by Side', running since 2019 — publishes its visitor path in its own bio in the city's standard words, 'Agende sua aula experimental' (book a trial class), through @sbs_lutas. It's a multi-discipline fight school (jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, boxing, kids — '12+ modalities' in its own count), so expect a cross-training CT rather than a pure jiu-jitsu room. The door is a quirk worth knowing in advance: the federations place the mat in a shop unit at a Shell station site (Rua Sebastião Gonçalves da Silva, 111, Loja 02) — the room's own profile confirms the zone ('ZN'), and DM booking means you can confirm the door before you go

Imirim (Zona Norte), São Paulo Kids classesStriking classes too
The Force - Escola de Jiu-Jitsu
A beginner's front door in Vila Nova Cachoeirinha with the lowest barrier in the neighborhood's own words: an 'aula experimental' with 'no prerequisites' — book it on WhatsApp (+55 11 97543-4762) or the site form, at Av. Parada Pinto, 571. The school is the founder's own project — Rene Suntack, black belt, whose childhood-dream founder story opens the site — with adult (white to black belt), kids and private programs. It also advertises 'aulas avulsas' (single classes) — the nearest thing to a day-pass any non-Alliance room in São Paulo has put in writing — but prices them only behind the funnel, so ask on WhatsApp. And a neighborhood quirk worth knowing: Academia Round One sits at nº 542 of the same avenue, one block from this door at nº 571 — two independent rooms facing each other across Parada Pinto

Vila Nova Cachoeirinha, São Paulo Kids classes

Academia Round One (Guigo JJ)

Who this academy suits

A Guigo JJ filial on the second floor at Av. Parada Pinto, 542 with the network's cleanest beginner mechanics: a free first class ('Marcar aula gratuita') booked over WhatsApp, a dedicated beginners track alongside adult classes and Kids 3 (ages 9–13), six classes a week with doors from 6:00 weekdays. The professor is named on the network's own page — Donizete de Lima Junior, black belt — with one caveat worth knowing: he also covers the network's Freguesia do Ó room, so ask who takes the class you're aiming for. Curiosity of the block: The Force, an independent school, trains across the same avenue at nº 571

Why we say it: The free-class CTA, the modalities/hours ('6 aulas/semana', 06–22h30), the professor line ('Donizete de Lima Junior — Faixa Preta') and the Piso 2 address with CEP are the network's own filial page verbatim, fetched 2026-08-09; the one-professor-two-rooms caveat is the same network's Freguesia do Ó page, same session

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Your first visit

Free trial: 'Marcar aula gratuita' — book a free class through the network's WhatsApp button
Class schedule: Six classes a week — adult jiu-jitsu, Kids 3 (ages 9–13) and a beginners track. Doors: Mon–Fri 6:00–22:30 plus Saturday morning

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Av. Parada Pinto, 542, Piso 2 (2nd floor), Vila Nova Cachoeirinha, São Paulo, 02611-000
Instructors: Donizete de Lima Junior — black belt, per the network's own page (the same professor also covers Guigo JJ Freguesia do Ó)

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Alliance Jiu Jitsu Freguesia do Ó

Who this academy suits

The cheapest way to step onto an Alliance mat in São Paulo without joining: an 'Aula Avulsa' — a single class for R$ 50, valid 7 days — published in plain numbers on the room's own price page, the only non-ladder drop-in vocabulary any Alliance room in the city uses. Membership is adult unlimited R$ 319.90/month with the inverse of the usual fence in writing: 'no cancellation fine' (Mooca, across town, charges a full month to leave). Kids 4–15 at R$ 249.90, a women's program at the same adult price, privates with the Head Coach at R$ 850/month. Book through the Alliance 'Introclass' form, doors Mon–Fri 7:00–21:00 and Saturday mornings, at Rua Ameliópolis, 42 — Vila Primavera, a Norte micro-bairro of Freguesia do Ó (the room's own postcode settles a zone question its name once raised)

Why we say it: The Aula Avulsa line ('Aula Avulsa R$ 50 — Válido por 7 dias'), every plan figure, the 'Sem multa de recisão' (sic) clause, the Introclass CTAs, the hours and the footer address are alliancefreguesia.com.br verbatim (/planos-e-precos, /aula-experimental, footer), fetched 2026-08-09; the Mooca multa comparison is the Leste ledger's own row-121 record; the seventh-drop-in/third-vocabulary count is the tranche ledger's São Paulo-wide finding; the Norte micro-bairro resolution is the ledger's CEP-band read of the room's own footer (02735-010)

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Your first visit

Free trial: 'AGENDE SUA INTROCLASS' — book the intro class via the site's booking form, picking your program (beginner / intermediate / advanced / youth / privates). There's no free-class wording: the intro is offered, not priced or promised free
Class schedule: Doors: Mon–Fri 7:00–21:00, Sat 10:00–12:30 (seven programs, Iniciante through Competição)

Classes and cost

Membership: Adult unlimited R$ 319.90/month (recurring debit, 30 days' notice, 'no cancellation fine' — the site's own 'Sem multa de recisão'), Kids (4–15) R$ 249.90/month, privates with the Head Coach R$ 850/month, women's program adult R$ 319.90 — and an 'Aula Avulsa' (single class) at R$ 50, valid 7 days: the seventh Alliance room in São Paulo to publish a paid drop-in, in a third vocabulary for it, at the cheapest flat rate yet

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Rua Ameliópolis, 42, Vila Primavera, São Paulo, 02735-010

Phone +55 11 99339-9308 Website Naver Map Apple Maps

Alliance Jiu Jitsu Santana

Who this academy suits

The room that carried São Paulo's drop-in economy across the river: the first published day-rate in Zona Norte, and it's still an Alliance-only product city-wide — R$ 90.00 a day (R$ 60.00 if you're an Alliance member or train at an affiliate), kids visits R$ 90.00/day, kimono rental R$ 50, official uniform required, classes 60 minutes. Cheaper per visit than Paraíso's R$ 100/60 ladder. Privates come priced by coach rank — HeadCoach R$ 389.99 down to colored-belt R$ 219.99/class on the 8-pack — the first such ladder recorded in São Paulo. Booking is the Alliance 'Introclass' dialect on WhatsApp, doors from 6:00 on Tue/Thu, at R. Conselheiro Moreira de Barros, 858. The school itself says who it serves: Santana, Mandaqui, Tucuruvi, Alto de Santana, Água Fria and Casa Verde

Why we say it: Every rung of the visitas ladder, the uniform-fence sentence, the kimono rental, the coach-rank privates tiers, the Introclass CTAs, the hours and the 858 door are the room's own /planos, /horarios and /contato pages verbatim, fetched 2026-08-09; the Paraíso comparison is the group-1 ledger's own R$ 100/60 record

Schedule verified Pricing published Franchise networkPricing publishedDrop-ins welcomeKids classesEarly morning classes

Your first visit

Free trial: 'AGENDE SUA INTROCLASS' — book the intro class by WhatsApp or a form that forks on your experience: 'I already train with another team' / 'I'm a beginner and want to learn' / kids. There's no free-class wording: the intro is offered, not priced or promised free
Class schedule: Doors: Mon/Wed/Fri 7:00–21:30, Tue/Thu 6:00–21:30, Sat 9:00–12:00 (seven programs)

Classes and cost

Membership: The visitor ladder — the first published day-rate in Zona Norte: Alliance members and affiliates' students R$ 60.00/day, outside visitors ('Visita Diária') R$ 90.00, kids visits R$ 90.00/day. Uniform fence: official uniform required (kimono plus rashguard under it), classes run 60 minutes, kimono rental R$ 50. Group plans (quoted as the site displays them — the template's numbers read oddly): annual recurring R$ 499.99/month, semestral R$ 779.99/month, kids (4–15) tiers. And a privates ladder priced by coach rank — the first of its kind recorded in São Paulo: HeadCoach R$ 389.99 single (R$ 349.99/class ×4, R$ 299.99/class ×8), black belt 349.99/309.99/259.99, colored belt 309.99/269.99/219.99

Location, instructors, contact

Address: R. Conselheiro Moreira de Barros, 858, Santana, São Paulo

Phone +55 11 94076-3593 (WhatsApp) Website Naver Map Apple Maps

CT Joaquim Peixoto

Who this academy suits

The only school recorded in São Paulo that offers a trial WEEK: 'oferecemos até uma semana experimental' — up to seven days to know the structure, the team and the training before you commit, where every other room in the city offers a single class. A multi-discipline CT (jiu-jitsu alongside Muay Thai, kickboxing and karate) with its competition culture in writing ('JP Compete') and its own kids festival. Booking is WhatsApp. One note: the site publishes no street address — our door line is the federation record (Av. Júlio Buono, 2028), which this school's site otherwise validates; confirm the door when you book

Why we say it: The week-trial sentence, the 'JP Compete' culture line, the modality list and the WhatsApp number are ctjoaquimpeixoto.com.br verbatim (home + festival page + page-sitemap, fetched 2026-08-09); the single-class-everywhere-else comparison is this guide's São Paulo ledgers; the address is CBJJ 8019, flagged as site-unpublished

Striking classes tooKids classes

Your first visit

Free trial: A trial WEEK — 'Oferecemos até uma semana experimental' (we offer up to a week's trial): every other trial recorded in São Paulo is a single class; this school alone offers seven days to feel the place out. Book by WhatsApp

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Av. Júlio Buono, 2028, São Paulo

Phone +55 11 98150-6050 (WhatsApp) Website Naver Map Apple Maps

Gracie Barra Mandaqui

Who this academy suits

The Zona Norte GB school that tells you exactly what the free trial contains: 'Aula experimental e randori inclusos' — trial class AND sparring included, the only SP room we've found that puts randori in the trial in writing. A named founder-professor (Alexandre Barbosa, black belt, an educator by training), the full GB1/GB2/GB3 curriculum with GBK kids tracks from age 3 and a women's program, doors 6:00–22:00 weekdays at Av. Santa Inês, 06 in Parque Mandaqui, booking by WhatsApp. No prices are published — the trial is free; the plans conversation happens on WhatsApp

Why we say it: The randori-inclusive trial sentence, the free-trial CTAs, the founder-professor bio, the hours/programs and the byte-match address (with the CEP only the site carries) are the room's own graciebarramandaqui.com.br verbatim, fetched 2026-08-09

Schedule verified Franchise networkFree trialKids classesWomen's programEarly morning classesStructured curriculum

Your first visit

Free trial: Free trial class — and the site says it plainly: 'Aula experimental e randori inclusos' (trial class and randori included) — the first SP surface to state that sparring is part of the trial. Book by WhatsApp (11) 99866-0501
Class schedule: Doors: Mon–Fri 6:00–22:00, Sat 9:00–13:00. Programs: the GB1/GB2/GB3 curriculum ladder, GBK kids tracks (ages 3–4 'Mini Campeões' up to 12–15), and a women's program (no per-class grid is posted)

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Av. Santa Inês, 06, Parque Mandaqui, São Paulo, 02415-000
Instructors: Professor Alexandre Barbosa — black belt and founder, with a degree in education and a postgraduate qualification in physical education, per the school's own site

Phone +55 11 99866-0501 (WhatsApp) Website Naver Map Apple Maps

Gracie Barra Tucuruvi

Who this academy suits

The first Gracie Barra school recorded in São Paulo to put its price table in public: R$ 260 for a commitment-free month, R$ 230/month recurring, R$ 200/month on a quarterly plan, R$ 190/month annual — across the 143 São Paulo rooms recorded before it, no GB school published a single group price. A named responsible professor (Bruno Takeuti, black belt) and a WhatsApp-first booking dialect all its own: 'Agende seu treino' — this site never says 'aula experimental'. One honesty note: the site publishes no street address; our door line follows the GB locator (Av. General Ataliba Leonel, 3549), so confirm the door on WhatsApp when you book

Why we say it: Every price is the site's own 'TABELA DE PREÇOS' verbatim ('R$ 260 Mensal Avulso' · 'R$230 Mensal Recorrente' · 'R$ 200/mês Trimestral' · 'R$ 190/mês Anual'), the professor and the 'Agende seu treino' CTAs are gbtucuruvi.com.br fetched 2026-08-09; the address-less-site flag and locator-class door are recorded in the address field

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Your first visit

Free trial: 'Agende seu treino' — book your training straight over WhatsApp. This school never uses the words 'aula experimental': its dialect is schedule-your-training, with no free-or-paid wording either way

Classes and cost

Membership: The full board, on-site ('TABELA DE PREÇOS'): a single non-recurring month R$ 260, recurring R$ 230/month, quarterly commitment R$ 200/month, annual R$ 190/month — the first GB school recorded in São Paulo to publish group prices at all. Note: 'Mensal Avulso' is a commitment-free month, not a day pass

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Av. General Ataliba Leonel, 3549, Tucuruvi, São Paulo
Instructors: Professor Bruno Takeuti — black belt, the responsible professor named on the school's own site

Phone +55 11 94180-9185 (WhatsApp) Website Naver Map Apple Maps

Guigo JJ Freguesia do Ó

Who this academy suits

The Guigo network's Freguesia do Ó door: a free first class ('Marcar aula gratuita') booked over WhatsApp at Av. Ministro Petrônio Portela, 1990, under Donizete Junior — the black belt who also covers the network's Round One room in Cachoeirinha. The page lists seven tracks including a beginners class and No-Gi, but we're not publishing its timetable: the same page's class-count banner reads '0 aulas/semana' — an unfilled data block on the network's side — so treat the grid as unconfirmed and ask on WhatsApp what actually runs the week you visit

Why we say it: The free-class CTA, the professor line ('Donizete Junior — Faixa Preta') and the 1990 address with CEP are the network's own filial page verbatim (2026-08-09); the withheld timetable is our own freshness-doubt call on the page's '0 Aulas / semana' banner, recorded in the schedule field and conflicts

Franchise networkFree trial

Your first visit

Free trial: 'Marcar aula gratuita' — book a free class through the network's WhatsApp button

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Av. Ministro Petrônio Portela, 1990, Freguesia do Ó, São Paulo, 02802-120
Instructors: Donizete Junior — black belt, per the network's own page (the same professor also covers Academia Round One)

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SBS Lutas (Side By Side) — a multi-discipline fight school: jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, boxing and 12+ modalities

Who this academy suits

The biggest room presence in the whole bairro-less block, and the plainest front door in Imirim: SBS Lutas — 'Side by Side', running since 2019 — publishes its visitor path in its own bio in the city's standard words, 'Agende sua aula experimental' (book a trial class), through @sbs_lutas. It's a multi-discipline fight school (jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, boxing, kids — '12+ modalities' in its own count), so expect a cross-training CT rather than a pure jiu-jitsu room. The door is a quirk worth knowing in advance: the federations place the mat in a shop unit at a Shell station site (Rua Sebastião Gonçalves da Silva, 111, Loja 02) — the room's own profile confirms the zone ('ZN'), and DM booking means you can confirm the door before you go

Why we say it: The bio sentence ('Desde 2019 • … Jiu-jitsu • Muay Thai • Boxe • Kids +12 Modalidades 👇 Agende sua aula experimental') and the 'ZN' display are the room's own channel (og-layer live + imginn HTML, 2026-08-09); the biggest-account claim (8,540 followers / 2,458 posts) is the tranche ledger's block-level comparison; the venue-record door and the half-carried street flag are the ledger's CBJJ 11755 + FPJJ + CEP-layer read, held in conflicts

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Your first visit

Free trial: An 'aula experimental' (intro class) — the room's own bio says it plainly: 'book your trial class'. Book through the Instagram account (@sbs_lutas) via its bio link or a DM. No price or free-class wording is published

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Rua Sebastião Gonçalves da Silva, 111, Loja 02 (at the Posto Shell site), Imirim, São Paulo

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The Force - Escola de Jiu-Jitsu

Who this academy suits

A beginner's front door in Vila Nova Cachoeirinha with the lowest barrier in the neighborhood's own words: an 'aula experimental' with 'no prerequisites' — book it on WhatsApp (+55 11 97543-4762) or the site form, at Av. Parada Pinto, 571. The school is the founder's own project — Rene Suntack, black belt, whose childhood-dream founder story opens the site — with adult (white to black belt), kids and private programs. It also advertises 'aulas avulsas' (single classes) — the nearest thing to a day-pass any non-Alliance room in São Paulo has put in writing — but prices them only behind the funnel, so ask on WhatsApp. And a neighborhood quirk worth knowing: Academia Round One sits at nº 542 of the same avenue, one block from this door at nº 571 — two independent rooms facing each other across Parada Pinto

Why we say it: The trial sentence ('aula experimental … Sem pré-requisitos'), the founder story ('Rene Suntack, Fundador - Faixa Preta'), the address line, the WhatsApp number (= the FPJJ phone, cross-validated) and the numbers-free 'Aulas avulsas' tab are all theforcejj.com.br verbatim, fetched 2026-08-09; the Parada Pinto pair is the D2 ledger's own cross-read of rows 83 and 112 (Round One's nº 542 from the Guigo network's own filial page); the non-Alliance avulso observation is the tranche ledger's zone-level market finding

Kids classes

Your first visit

Free trial: An 'aula experimental' (intro class) — 'come meet our academy, methodology and team. No prerequisites.' Book by WhatsApp (+55 11 97543-4762) or the site's name/email form. There's no free-class wording: the trial is offered, not priced or promised free

Location, instructors, contact

Address: Av. Parada Pinto, 571, Vila Nova Cachoeirinha, São Paulo
Instructors: Founder: Rene Suntack (black belt), per the site's own founder story

Phone +55 11 97543-4762 (WhatsApp) Website Naver Map Apple Maps

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Gracie Barra Alto de Santana · Official site

Rua Aluísio Azevedo, 334, Santana, São Paulo, 02021-010

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Gracie Barra Braz Leme · Official site

Av. Braz Leme, 637, Casa Verde, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Gracie Barra Limão · Official site

Rua Roque de Morais, 71, Limão, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Gracie Barra Pirituba · Official site

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Igor Cavallo Bjj

Rua Manoel de Sousa Azevedo, 33, Sítio Morro Grande, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Imperio Dh Grappling
Infinity Vision Bjj
Lolli Team
Lotus Club Santana (the network's matriz) · Official site

Rua Carlos Escobar, 254, Santana, São Paulo · +55 11 99706-7836 (site) / +55 11 2979-4544 (the network's unit listing)

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Michel Miyashita

Rua Domingos Fasolari, 180 (inside Academia Flamma), Casa Verde, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Montanha Top Team · Official site

Last checked: 2026-08-09
New Brothers BJJ (adult and kids jiu-jitsu school) · Official site

Kids classes

Rua Jorge Pires Ramalho, 573, Brasilândia, São Paulo · +55 11 98059-5429 (admin line)

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Octopus Escola Jiu Jitsu

Rua Franklin do Amaral, 1320, Vila Nova Cachoeirinha, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Phac Jiu Jitsu

Rua Cabo João Assunção, 103, Jardim Sidney, Pirituba, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Pjj Pirituba

Av. Raimundo Pereira de Magalhães, 3622, Pirituba, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Primatas Jiu Jitsu

Rua Doutor Milton César Ribeiro, 297, Vila Serralheiro, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Projeto João Rezende Kaizen Artes Marciais (a martial-arts social project) · Official site

Avenida Mutinga, 2350, Jardim Santo Elias, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Ps Arte Defesa

Rua Apolo XI, 67, Jardim Primavera (Zona Norte), São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Rato Team (Casa Verde headquarters) · Official site

Av. Casa Verde, 2299, Casa Verde, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Ryan Gracie Team Vila Medeiros · Official site

Av. Nossa Sra. do Loreto, 495, Vila Medeiros, São Paulo, 02219-000

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Sonkei Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (matriz) · Official site

Av. Mutinga, 722 (matriz), Pirituba, São Paulo

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Team Pablo Eliseu Bejo
United Freguesia do Ó (training inside an Academia Runner gym) · Official site

Rua Chico de Paula, 365, Freguesia do Ó, São Paulo (inside the Academia Runner gym) · +55 11 98664-9852 · Head coach: Marcelo Don (black belt, 3rd degree), per the room's own bio and the network's filiais page

Last checked: 2026-08-09
Washington Santana Jj Brasil

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.