Tayane Porfírio
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About
Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor who became one of the world's most dominant, winning gold medals in the absolute and super-heavy categories at both the 2017 and 2018 World Jiu-Jitsu Championships. In 2018, she was ranked as the number one female black belt competitor in the world by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation.
Before fame
She was raised in the Jacarepaguá neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She began practicing jiu-jitsu in 2010.
Trivia
In 2017, she accomplished the unprecedented feat of winning gold at the World, European, Pan Jiu-Jitsu and Brazilian Nationals in the same year.
Family life
Her older sister has also practiced jiu-jitsu.
Associated with
She and Beatriz Mesquita both represented Brazil at the 2018 World Jiu-Jitsu Championships.
