Horlando Monteiro Captures Double Gold In South America

Horlando Monteiro Captures Double Gold In South America

Over the weekend the 2018 South American Jiu-Jitsu Championships went down and two familiar names racked up a pair of gold medals each!

Nov 20, 2018 by Reid Connell
Horlando Monteiro: European Highlights

Over the weekend the 2018 South American Jiu-Jitsu Championships went down in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and two familiar names racked up a pair of gold medals each!

Nova Uniao standout Horlando Monteiro defeated Eric de Souza in the medium heavyweight finals and won a battle in the open class finals against Cicero Costa's Hygor Silva. The medal haul adds on to what has already been a very impressive 2018 for the 23-year-o black belt.

Earlier in the year, Horlando took gold at the 2018 IBJJF European Championship, silver at Brazilian Nationals and took double gold at American Nationals. Take a quick look at his medium heavyweight final below:


Also taking home two gold medals was Gracie Barra's Jessica Flowers. She closed out her weight class final and topped Sabatha Laís in the absolute final.

Full results are below:

Adult / Male / Black / Rooster

1 – Aniel Bonifacio Candido – Qatar BJJ Brasil

2 – Dalvan Da Silva Nunes – Zenith BJJ

3 – Luiz Cristiano Barros De Sobral – Vicente Jr. Team

3 – Rafael Silva Lima – ZR Team Association

Adult / Male / Black / Light-Feather

1 – Rodnei Barbosa Gabriel Junior – Qatar BJJ Brasil

2 – Willian Melo de Oliveira – Alliance

3 – Diego Kalil Senna – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

3 – Marcio Ferreira do Nascimento – Cicero Costha Internacional

Adult / Male / Black / Feather

1 – Murilo Guimarães do Amaral – Alliance

2 – Rafael de Oliveira C. da Silva – Cicero Costha Internacional

3 – Alex Takeshi Nakadaki – EBJJA/Kuroiwa

3 – Antonio Henrique Gomes Felix – Nova União

Adult / Male / Black / Light

1 – Alexandre Faria Molinaro – Carlson Gracie Team

2 – Victor de Matos – Zenith BJJ

3 – João Humberto Alves Ribeiro – Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu

3 – João Paulo Gonçalves Neto – Alliance

Adult / Male / Black / Middle

1 – Alexandre Joaquim de Jesus – Calasans BJJ

2 – Rodolphe Nery Rezende Souza – ZR Team Association

3 – Eliezer David Raab Skaf – CheckMat

3 – Fabricio José Barbarotti – Cicero Costha Internacional

Adult / Male / Black / Medium-Heavy

1 – Horlando de Jesus Monteiro – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association

2 – Eric Lopez Medeiros de Souza – Constrictor Team

3 – Caio Vinícius da Costa Rodrigues – Ryan Gracie Team

3 – Fabio Vinicius Vitorino Ferreira – GF Team

Adult / Male / Black / Heavy

1 – Hygor Brito da Silva – Cicero Costha Internacional

2 – Gerard Piotr Labinski – Ns Brotherhood

3 – Filipe Pimentel Pinheiro – Qatar BJJ Brasil

3 – Flávio Junqueira – Alliance

Adult / Male / Black / Super-Heavy

1 – Hugo Leonardo B. Ferreira da Silva – ZR Team Association

2 – Brenno Novaes Veloso – Nova União

3 – Raphael Ribeiro dos Santos – Team Cruz BJJ

Adult / Male / Black / Ultra-Heavy

1 – Antonio de Padua Assef Nunes Nascimento – GF Team

2 – Renan Marcel Rodrigues Vieira – Morumbi Academy

3 – Silvio Cesar Peixoto Junior – De La Riva JJ

3 – Victor Hugo R. Trigueiro da Silva – Nova União

Adult / Male / Black / Open Class

1 – Horlando de Jesus Monteiro – GD Jiu-Jitsu Association

2 – Hygor Brito da Silva – Cicero Costha Internacional

3 – Antonio de Padua Assef Nunes Nascimento – GF Team

3 – Filipe Pimentel Pinheiro – Qatar BJJ Brasil

Adult / Female / Black / Light

1 – Luciane dos Santos Silva – Gracie Barra

Adult / Female / Black / Middle

1 – Éricka Wannessa Almeida – Gracie Barra

Adult / Female / Black / Medium-Heavy

1 – Sábatha Laís Francisco dos Santos – Ryan Gracie Team

Adult / Female / Black / Super-Heavy

1 – Joaquina dos Santos Bonfim Neta – Gracie Barra

2 – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra

3 – Talita Andrea Nogueira – Ns Brotherhood

3 – Verônica Rosa da Silva – BARBOSA JIU-JITSU

Adult / Female / Black / Open Class

1 – Jessica da Silva Oliveira – Gracie Barra

2 – Sábatha Laís Francisco dos Santos – Ryan Gracie Team

3 – Joaquina dos Santos Bonfim Neta – Gracie Barra

3 – Talita Andrea Nogueira – Ns Brotherhood