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Bernardo Faria
Born (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37)
Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Residence Bedford, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States
Team Alliance Jiu Jitsu
Rank     3rd Degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Bernardo Faria
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
World Championship
Gold 2006 California, USA Absolute (Purple Belt)
Gold 2010 California, USA -94kg
Silver 2011 California, USA -94kg
Silver 2011 California, USA Absolute
Silver 2012 California, USA -100kg
Bronze 2012 California, USA Absolute
Gold 2013 California, USA -100kg
Silver 2014 California, USA -100kg
Bronze 2014 California, USA Absolute
Gold 2015 California, USA -100kg
Gold 2015 California, USA Absolute
Silver 2017 California, USA -100kg
Pan American Championship
Gold 2010 California, USA -94kg
Gold 2010 California, USA Absolute
Gold 2012 California, USA -100kg
Gold 2015 California, USA -100kg
Gold 2015 California, USA Absolute
Gold 2016 California, USA Absolute
European Championship
Gold 2011 Lisbon, Portugal -94kg
Gold 2012 Lisbon, Portugal -100kg
Gold 2013 Lisbon, Portugal -100kg
Brazilian National Championship
Gold 2010 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Absolute
European Nogi Championship
Gold 2012 London, England Absolute
Gold 2012 London, England -86.5kg
Brazilian Nationals Nogi Championship
Gold 2009 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil +81.5kg

Bernardo Rocha de Faria is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor and instructor. He is five-time World Jiu-Jitsu Champion, European Champion, Pan-American Champion and Brazilian National Champion. In February and March 2013, Faria was ranked first in the IBJJF World Ranking of all divisions, and was chosen as the best jiu jitsu athlete of 2015. Faria received his black belt from instructor Ricardo Marques in 2008, and moved to the Alliance Jiu Jitsu Sao Paulo team to train with mestre Fábio Gurgel in 2009. In June 2022 Faria was inducted in the IBJJF Hall of Fame.

Bernardo Faria currently runs his own Jiu Jitsu academy in Bedford, Massachusetts. He is a member of Alliance Jiu Jitsu team and Marcelo Garcia Association.

On Faria's YouTube channel, "BJJ Fanatics", he regularly posts techniques alongside other Jiu Jitsu practitioners and MMA fighters such as Dean Lister, John Danaher and Gordon Ryan.

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