Fabio Novaes is the 2010 Pan American Black Belt Champion, in 2011 he took home a bronze medal in the Pan American Championship in the Black Belt absolute division, as well as winning gold at the No-gi Worlds in 2011. Fabio was also awarded 'Coach of the Year' in 2009 by the North American Grappling Association, and elected one of the best grappling schools in North American by Tapout Magazine. (Issue 35 March 2010)
Fabio is a third degree black belt under Marcelo Saporito who is a fourth degree black belt under Carlson Gracie.
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Master Marcelo Saporito is the head coach of one of the most iconic Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academies in the world, the “Academia Carlson Gracie” in Rua Figueiredo Magalhaes, Copacabana. He took the mammoth task of replacing the late Master Carlson Gracie at the helm of the gym, which he did to perfection with over 200 team titles to this date.
