Larissa Dias
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Larissa Dias | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 September 1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Larissa Dias De Almeida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Heavy −79.3 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | MJN Jiu-Jitsu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | BJJ black belt[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Larissa de Almeida commonly known as Larissa Dias (born 3 September 1998 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) black belt[a] competitor. Dias is a 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu and 2023 Pan Jiu-Jitsu heavyweight champion.[2][3]
Black belt career
Larissa Dias was born on 3 September 1998, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, growing up in the Meiér neighborhood. At the age of 17, she joined black belt world champion Vinicius Marinho's Brazilian jiu-jitsu class at the local GF Team Academy.[2]
Dias started competing at the national stage for the first time in 2018, winning the CBJJ Brazilian Nationals as a white belt. After her coach moved to Qatar she joined the Dream Art Project, where she earned her brown belt training under Isaque Bahiense and later becoming part of coach Melqui Galvão's squad while maintaining her connection with Marinho.[4]
After an impressive journey in the colored belt divisions, where she won World, Pan, and South American titles on the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) circuit, she was promoted to black belt by Marinho on 24 November 2021.[2] The following year she won the 2022 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, defeating Rafaela Guedes in the final.[5]
Dias won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division of the IBJJF World Championship 2024 on June 1, 2024.[6] Dias then won both the heavyweight and absolute divisions at the IBJJF Fort Lauderdale Open 2024 on October 19, 2024.[7] She then won a gold medal in the heavyweight division of the IBJJF Pan Championship 2025.[8]
