Brothers Anderson and Erich Munis shared the top spots in both of their weight divisions and the open class at the 2018 IBJJF Brazilian Nationals on Thursday in Barueri. 

The siblings, who are separated in age by two years (Anderson was born in 1995; Erich was born in 1997) competed in the heavyweight and absolute division. There were a total of 28 entrants in the heavyweight division.

Purple / Adult / Male / Heavy

1. Anderson Munis dos Santos - Nova União
2. Erich Munis - Nova União
3. Joseph Francis Lacerda Ferreira - Atos Jiu-Jitsu
4. Raimundo Nonato Souza - CheckMat

Purple / Adult / Male / Absolute

1. Anderson Munis dos Santos - Nova União
2. Erich Munis - Nova União
3. Guilherme Wander L. de Andrade - Gracie Barra
4. Lucas Gualberto Gomes Nascimento - Alliance

The Nova Uniao team members hail from Maringa, a city in the southern state of Parana, and train under renowned coach “Feijao” (pictured top). 

Anderson and Erich both competed at the recent UAEJJF World Pro in Abu Dhabi, with Erich taking gold and Anderson taking bronze. 

Watch Erich Munis vs. Bartosz Zawadzki at 2018 UAEJJF World Pro:

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