João Fonseca was born in Rio de Janeiro and began training at the first Gracie Barra school, introduced by his uncle, a Gracie Barra black belt under Master Carlos Gracie Jr. He earned his black belt after ten years of training and competing, and also has experience in freestyle wrestling, Muay Thai and boxing. He now leads Gracie Barra Fort Lauderdale as its head professor.
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