Ana Carolina Vieira
Born	(1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other names	Ana Carolina Vieira Srour
Nickname	Baby, Carol[1]
Division	Medium-Heavy −74 kg (163.1 lb) Middleweight −69 kg (152.1 lb)
Style	Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Team	Aviv Jiu-Jitsu []
Trainer	Luanna Alzuguir
Rank	2nd deg. BJJ black belt[lower-alpha 1]
Notable relatives	Luanna Alzuguir (spouse) Rodolfo Vieira (brother)
Medal record Representing  Brazil Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship 2022 California, USA −74 kg 2022 California, USA −Absolute 2021 California, USA −74 kg 2019 California, USA −69 kg 2019 California, USA −Absolute 2018 California, USA −69v kg 2018 California, USA −Absolute 2017 California, USA −69 kg World No-GI Championship 2018 California, USA − 66.5 kg Pan-American Championship 2023 Florida, USA −74 kg 2023 Florida, USA Absolute 2021 Florida, USA −74 kg 2021 Florida, USA Absolute 2020 Florida, USA −74 kg 2020 Florida, USA Absolute 2019 Florida, USA − 69 kg European Championship 2017 Lisbon, Portugal −69 kg AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro 2018 Abu Dhabi, UAE −70 kg 2017 Abu Dhabi, UAE −70 kg

Ana Carolina Vieira is a Brazilian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and competitor.^{[lower-alpha 1]} A multiple-time World and Brazilian champion in the lower belts divisions, Vieira is a five-time black belt IBJJF World champion, four-time IBJJF Pan Champion, two-time Abu Dhabi World Pro Champion and European champion. She is the founder of Aviv jiu-jitsu.

Biography

Ana Carolina Vieira was born on 19 November 1993 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[2] She started learning capoeira then Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) at the age of 14 but quit because of the lack of girls. She chose to return to BJJ at 17 after watching her brother Rodolfo Vieira compete.^[3]

She started training under coach Gabriel Marinho winning as a blue belt in 2012 three major competitions: the Abu Dhabi World Pro trials, the World Championship and the Brazilian Nationals.^[4] As a member of the Grappling Fight Team, which also included female athletes such as Mayssa Bastos, Amanda Monteiro and Thamires Aquino, Vieira began training under head coach Julio Cesar Pereira. Vieira started winning championships at every belt levels. She was promoted to black belt in June 2016.^[2] The following year she became black belt IBJJF World Champion then in 2018 she won both Gi and No Gi Worlds.^[3] On 26 March 2023, Vieira won a fourth gold medal in the Medium-Heavyweight division of the 2023 IBJJF Pan Championship.^[5]

Championships and accomplishments

Main Achievements (black belt level):^[1][2]

• 5 x IBJJF World Champion (2022 / 2021 / 2019 / 2018 / 2017)
• 2 x IBJJF Pan Champion (2021 / 2019)
• IBJJF European Open Champion (2017^[6])
• 3CG Kumite 7 Grand Prix Champion (2020)
• 2 x AJP Abu Dhabi World Pro Champion (2018 / 2017)
• 2nd place IBJJF World No-Gi Championship (2018)
• 2nd place IBJJF Pan Championship (2021^{[lower-alpha 2]})
• 2nd place IBJJF Women's Heavyweight Grand Prix (2023)^[7]
• 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2022^{[lower-alpha 2]}/2019^{[lower-alpha 2]}/2018^{[lower-alpha 2]})

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):^[2]

• 5 x IBJJF World Champion (2016 brown / 2014 purple / 2013^{[lower-alpha 3]} / 2012 blue)
• 4 x CBJJ Brazilian Nationals Champion (2016^{[lower-alpha 3]} brown / 2014 purple / 2012 blue)
• UAEJJF Grand Slam, Rio de Janeiro (2016)
• BJJ Brazilian National Team Championship (2012 blue)
• 2nd place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2014^{[lower-alpha 2]} purple)
• 3rd place IBJJF World Championship (2012^{[lower-alpha 2]} blue)
• 3rd place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2012^{[lower-alpha 2]} blue)

Instructor lineage

Luis França > Oswaldo Fadda > Monir Salomão > Júlio César Pereira> Ana Carolina Vieira^[2]

Personal life

Vieira is the cofounder with her wife Hall of Famer, 5 x IBJJF World champion and ADCC champion Luanna Alzuguir of Aviv Jiu-Jitsu, and the sister of multiple-time world champion and Hall of Fame Rodolfo Vieira.^[8][9]

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