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Alessandra Vieira
Alessandra "Leka" Vieira (born March 14, 1976) is a submission grappler and a 6th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and coach. Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of women's Brazilian jiu-jitsu, she became in 1999 the first-ever female black belt World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship, World champion. A highly accomplished competitor, Vieira is a three-time World champion, four-time Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Pan American champion as well as an ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship finalist, in 2022 she was inducted in the United States Martial Art Hall of Fame. As a Brazilian jiu-jitsu ranking system, 6th degree black belt, she is one of the highest ranked female jiu-jitsu practitioners in the United States. Career Alessandra Vieira de Souza was born on March 14, 1976, in São Pedro dos Ferros, Minas Gerais, Brazil. At the age of 16, after an ACL injury forced her to take time away from handball, she started training Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) under Aloisio Sil ...
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São Pedro Dos Ferros
São Pedro dos Ferros is a Brazil, Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the Federative units of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Mesoregions of Brazil, mesoregion of Zona da Mata (Minas Gerais), Zona da Mata and to the microregion of Ponte Nova. As of 2020, the estimated population was 7,706. See also * List of municipalities in Minas Gerais References

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