The Abu Dhabi 2017 World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship takes place from April 18-22, and this weekend sees the final chance for Brazilians to win a fully-paid trip to the U.A.E. 

The tournament takes place in the jiu-jitsu hotbed of Manuas, a city in the North of Brazil famous for producing tough grapplers. 

Open to competitors of South American nationalities, the competition will send 50 athletes to Abu Dhabi for the World Pro. Division winners from blue belt to black belt will get flight tickets, visas, accommodation and meals provided for the tournament. 

With the World Pro being one of the most prestigious tournaments of the year, competition is expected to be fierce and a number of tough black belts have signed up for a chance at winning the trip to Abu Dhabi. 

79 adult male black belts and 22 adult female black/brown belt athletes will compete. Below is the list of entrants in those divisions. 

Stand out names include well-known figures such as Gabriel Arges, Xande Ribeiro, Manuel Ribamar, Jose Junior, Isaque Paiva, and many more in the men's divisions. Nathiely Jesus, Luiza Monteiro, Bianca Basilio and Thamires Aquino lead the way in the women's divisions. 

Also worth nothing are the black belt debuts of Cleber Sousa of Almeida Jiu-Jitsu and Nicholas Meregali of Alliance.

Stay tuned for results as they become available. 

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Brazil National Pro Jiu-jitsu Championship

Manaus, Feb. 11-12, 2017
 

MALE	ADULT	BLACK	56kg	Huendel Dinelly Osaki	Alliance
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	56kg	Francisco Rodrigues Menezes	Orley Lobato
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	56kg	Ariel Lima Amaral	Associacao Monteiro
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	56kg	Alexandre Fonseca Rodrigues	Zenith Manaus
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	56kg	Samuel Da Souza	Omar Salum
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	62kg	Carlos Vieira Holanda	Alliance
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	62kg	Levy Jackson Ferreira	Checkmat
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	62kg	Anoar De Jezini	Nova Uniao
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	62kg	Sebastiao Sergio Alves	Omar Salum
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	62kg	Magno Mota Vieira	Brigadeiro Bjj
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	62kg	Guilherme Angelus Carvalho	Omar Salum
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	62kg	Angelo Braganca Guilherme	Angelo Guilherme Bjj
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	62kg	Cleber De Fernandes	Almeida Jj
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	62kg	Alex Taveira Lira	Team Taveira
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Robson Brasil Feitoza	Clube Pina
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Luiz Fernando Vieira	Alliance
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Leonardo Momes Torres	Melvin Revilla Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Claudevan Martins Oliveira	Associacao Monteiro
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Richard Barbosa Duarte	Nabil Jiujitsu
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Roney Trovao Santos	Zenith Manaus
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Isaque Alberto Paiva	Saikoo
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Caio Cesar Santos	Boca Team
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Felipe Walace Castro	Alfa Jiu-Jitsu
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Pedro Vanderson Paixao	Hbj Jiu Jitsu
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Erik Rocha Alencar	Associacao Monteiro
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	69kg	Kelvyn Batista Pontes	Game Fight
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Alexsandro Pereira Nogueira	Nabil Jj
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Rayfan De Barbosa	Associacao Monteiro De Jiu Jitsu
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Gabriel Arges Sousa	Gracie Barra Bh
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Mateus Bernardi	Ja Jiu Jitsu
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Caio Almeida Silva	Almeida Jj
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Jhonny Loureiro Souza	Alliance Mario Reis
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Talison Soares Costa	Checkmat
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Rodrigo Mineiro Oliveira	Associacao Monteiro
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Rodrigo Oliveira	Nova Uniao
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Ricardo Rocha Lima	Ns Brotherhood
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Luan De Alves	Nova Uniao
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Moises Nascimento Souza	Associacao Monteiro
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Matheus Gulherme Costa	Gfteam
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	77kg	Anglesson Da Girao	Mascarenhas Team
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Hugo Matheus Alves	Ocsjj
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Charles Tavares Mota	Gracie Barra Goiânia
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Victor Bomfim	Gfteam
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Diogo Romulo Fernandes	Nova Uniao
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Rodrigo Fajardo	Gracie Barra
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Erinaldo Da Neves	Nova Uniao
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Jose Olivar Coelho	Nova Uniao
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Luiz Augusto Galdez	Colisao Jiu Jitsu
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Jaime Soares Canuto	Gfteam
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Diego Borges Silva	Zenith
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Eduardo Paiva Cruz	Nova Uniao
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Janairo Do Silva	Gracie Barra
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Angelo Antonio Reis	Orley Lobato
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Manuel Ribamar	Ns Brotherhood
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Abel Junior Santos	Associacao Monteiro
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	85kg	Marcelo Henrique Silva	Orley Lobato
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Alexandre Ribeiro	Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Sammy Dias Sampaio	Checkmat International
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Tyron Gonzalves	Tgt Oiapoque
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Athayanan Lazaro Araujo	Juarez Harles Brazilian Jj
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Marcus Reis	Nova Uniao
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Igor Ribeiro Marques	Atrium Bjj
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Arisson Carneiro	Gfteam
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Manoel Fernandes Neto	Gfteam
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Victor Hugo Neves	Clube Pina
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Maik Matos	Associacao Monteiro
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Nicholas Meregali	Alliance Mario Reis
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Joao Wandeley Camarao	Orley Lobato
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Maciel Pedreiro Trindade	Checkmat
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Lucas Campelo Lima	Checkmat
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Klinger Maia Trindade	Orley Lobato
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	94kg	Herico Hesley Pinto	Nova Uniao
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	110kg	Jose Junior	Uaejj Team - Training Hall
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	110kg	Francisco Grisolia Santoro	Five Rounds
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	110kg	Francisco Marcio Costa	Checkmat
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	110kg	Victor Honorio	Gfteam
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	110kg	Max Gimenis	Gfteam
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	110kg	Felipi Magalhaes	Checkmat
MALE	ADULT	BLACK	110kg	Anderson Molaz Ferreira	Mascarenhas Team
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	49kg	Angela Caroline Carvalho	Gfteam
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	55kg	Mayra Abrahao	Gfteam
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	55kg	Mayssa Caldas Bastos	Gfteam
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	55kg	Thamires Diogenes Aquino	Gfteam
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	55kg	Angelica Goncalves Lunguinho	Associacao Monteiro
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	55kg	Davina Maciel Silva	Checkmat
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	55kg	Aurlinda Queiroz Oliveira	Orley Lobato
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	62kg	Soraia Freitas	Gracie Barra Florianópolis
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	62kg	Lauriane Clarice Mendes	Ocsjj
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	62kg	Rayanne Amanda	Attackjj Team
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	62kg	Bianca Barbosa Basilio	Almeida Jj
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	62kg	Franciele Nascimento	Alliance
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	62kg	Antonia Lopes Maricaua	Orley Lobato
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	62kg	Jocieli De Gomes	Orley Lobato
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	70kg	Fabiana Pereira Santos	Zenith
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	70kg	Rebeca Rodrigues Moreira	Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu Manaus
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	70kg	Silvana Ribeiro	Equipe Rickson
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	70kg	Miste Dos Silva	Mascarenhas Team
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	70kg	Luiza Monteiro Costa	Ns Brotherhood
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	90kg	Karla Hipolito Albuquerque	Top Brother
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	90kg	Talita Andrea Nogueira	Ns Brotherhood
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	90kg	Thais Santos Sousa	Orley Lobato
FEMALE	ADULT	BROWN BLACK	90kg	Nathiely Melo Jesus	Pslpb Cicero Costha