The IBJJF Brazilian National Championship is right around the corner and registration is now closed, with participants having reached over 7,000 (a new record for the event). With the divisions roughly set (tho some may move to a new weight class), it's time to see who is in for one of the year's most prestigious events.

The IBJJF Brazilian National Championship is the third of their four annual major championships, joining the European, Pan, and World Championships. Both Euros and Pans delivered some great action, with thrilling finals rounds and world-class matches every round leading up. With Brasileiros already reaching capacity, I think that's a sign there is a lot of excitement and energy that will translate into an event to remember. The tournament kicks off April 26th and runs through May 4th, with black belts taking the mats the final two days.

There are a ton of great divisions to watch and seven world #'1 in the mix. Just like at Pans, all eyes will be on the heavyweight class when Poland's Adam Wardzinski makes his Brasileiros debut as he takes on a field that includes seven of the top-ten in a single bracket (plus other darkhorses like Nolan Stuart and Gregor Gracie). This may end up being the deepest bracket of the year with entrants like Gustavo Batista, Pedro Machado, Roberto Jimenez, and Leo Ferreira in the mix for gold.

For those on Grand Slam watch, only five black belts have won both Euros and Pans in 2025 and are now entered for Brazilian Nationals. They are:

• Diego Pato, won at feather, now entered at light-feather
• Tainan Dalpra, middle
• Adam Wardzinski, heavy
• Janaina Maia, light
• Gabi Pessanha, super-heavy

Because the IBJJF considers the competition calendar to begin at Worlds and end at Brasileiros, Diego, Tainan, Adam, and Gabi can all win the organization's official Grand Slam by taking gold in São Paulo.

Some of the most notable names per division (ranking according to FloGrappling's official men's and women's world rankings);

Men's Rooster

• #4 Yuri Hendrex
• #9 Welerson Goncalves
• #14 Oziel Santos

Men's Light-Feather

• #1 Diego Pato
• #2 Rerisson Gabriel
• #3 Diogo Reis
• #10 Jordan Vaisman
• #11 Shoya Ishiguro
• #12 Zach Kaina
• #13 Anderson Delfino
• Leonardo Mario
• Roiter Lima
• Lucas Feitosa

Men's Feather

• #3 Meyram Alves
• #4 Alex Sodre
• #5 Diego Sodre
• #7 Cole Abate
• #9 João Mendes
• #11 Isaac Doederlein
• Florian Bayili
• Kevin Gabriel
• Kalel Nascimento
• Marcos Amorim

Men's Light

• #4 Luiz Paulo
• #15 Julio Arantes
• Sandrey Silva
• Lucas Protasio
• Espen Mathiesen

Men's Middle

• #1 Tainan Dalpra
• #9 Vinicius Martins
• #10 Elijah Dorsey
• #11 Fabyury Khrysthyan
• #12 Gabriel Galvão
• Rafael Borges
• Jefferson Goteu
• Tarik Hopstock
• Pedro Veras

Men's Medium-Heavy

• #2 Jansen Gomes
• #5 Gabriel Costa
• #6 Davi Vetoraci
• #7 Uanderson Ferreira
• #10 Matheus Vetoraci
• #11 Francisco Lo
• Matheus Spirandeli
• Dory Aoun
• Lucas Gualberto
• Rafael Paganini
• Rui Alves
• Servio Tulio
• Leo Lara
• Angelo Claiborne

Men's Heavy

• #1 Adam Wardzinski
• #3 Pedro Machado
• #4 Roberto Jimenez
• #5 Gustavo Batista
• #7 Vinicius Liberati
• #8 Leo Ferreira
• #10 Rider Zuchi
• Hygor Brito
• Gregor Gracie
• Gabriel Brod
• Nolan Stuart

Men's Super-Heavy

• #2 Erich Munis
• #11 Windson Torres
• #13 Gabriel Henrique Oliveira
• Elioenai Braz
• Nico Maglicic

Men's Ultra-Heavy

• #4 Guilherme Soares
• #5 Luis Cantereira
• #6 Marcus Ribeiro
• #15 Anderson Kauan
• Jose Inacio
• Kjetil Lydvo
• Anderson Munis

Women's Rooster

• #1 Mayssa Bastos
• #2 Jessica Caroline
• #5 Mariana Cabral
• #6 Thais Felipe

Women's Light-Feather

• #6 Shelby Murphey
• #8 Brenda Larissa

Women's Feather

• #3 Margot Ciccarelli
• #4 Maria Luisa
• #5 Cassia Moura
• #8 Emily Nicholson
• #13 Emilia Pakulski
• Caroline Brunacio

Women's Light

• #1 Brianna Ste-Marie
• #2 Janaina Maia
• Maria Claudia
• Natalia Zumba

Women's Middle

• #2 Larissa Martins
• #5 Gisele Tavares
• #6 Ana Beatriz Silva
• #8 Elisabeth Clay
• #9 Vitoria Gabriella
• Julia Boscher
• Alexia Arantes

Women's Medium-Heavy

• #4 Ingridd Alves
• #5 Maria Carolina Vicentini
• #6 Aurélie Le Vern
• #7 Sabatha Lais
• #13 Nia Blackman
• Magdalena Loska
• Giovanna Carniero

Women's Heavy

• #1 Tamiris Silva
• #2 Melissa Cueto
• #3 Izadora Cristina
• #9 Giovanna Jara
• Yara Soares
• Welma Moreira

Women's Super-Heavy

• #1 Gabi Pessanha
• #3 Tayane Porfirio
• #9 Isa Lemos
• #12 Kauany Ramos
• #14 Mikaela Lima
• #15 Maria Barboza

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