Also known as

Rosado

Description

Brazilian jiu-jitsu master from Carlson Gracie's Figueiredo de Magalhães academy; the only person Carlson promoted to red belt.

Teachers (2)

• 
  Augusto de Oliveira Cordeiro

  sports_martial_artsKōdōkan Jūdō Probable

  Probable

  His own account only.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1959)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  His own account only.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “I first began training judo under Augusto Cordeiro around 1959, but to be honest, I didn’t really identify with judo, but I knew Carlson from his fights.”

  — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info
• 
  Carlson Gracie

  sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Probable

  Probable

  Own account, with the author's introduction from the same interview.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  (1967)

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Own account, with the author's introduction from the same interview.

  visibilityFirst-hand

  “I still have a receipt signed by Carlson when I signed up to train with him in 1967 at the time he was still partnered with Carley [Gracie].”

  — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

Lineage

• Kōdōkan JūdōAugusto de Oliveira Cordeiro ← Yano Takeo ← Isogai Hajime ← Yokoyama Sakujiro ← Kanō Jigorō · 5 generations
• Brazilian jiu-jitsuCarlson Gracie ← Carlos Gracie · 2 generations

Ranks (1)

• sports_martial_artsBrazilian jiu-jitsu

  receipt_longRed belt Probable

  Probable

  Single source; no date given.

  The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.

  BJJ Ranking System

  granted by Carlson Gracie

  fact_checkassessed by FSMverified

  Frederico Muñoz

  Researcher, Martialis

  1 source expand_more

  fact_check

  Single source; no date given.

  “Rosado, as he is known in jiu-jitsu circles, is the only man Carlson Gracie has ever promoted to the rank of red-belt.”

  — Drysdale, Robert. (2023). The Rise and Evolution of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: From Vale-Tudo, to Carlson Gracie, to its Democratization info

Sources