#fc: native brazilian

[svejarph]

debora nascimento gif pack

CLICK THE SOURCE LINK BELOW and you will find #50 245x150px gifs of Débora Nascimento as Filomenta "Filo" in Êta Mundo Bom! various clips (2016)! These were created from scratch by Sveja. Do what you want with these, just don't repost/claim as your own, don't use them to play Debora or in any smut/smut-based blogs, and like/reblog if using. If you like what I'm doing, feel free to commission me (/commissionsinfo) or send me a coffee (/svejarph). Débora was 30-31 during filming and is Brazilian (Native, Black, and white). Please keep in mind that this show was set in Brazil during the 1940s.

tw: alcohol, baby, drinking, fire, flashing lights, flickering lights, hugging, kissing, military, shaky camera

[notdrifting]

IM LIVING FOR THE REPRESENTATION AND YOUR JOY OF IT

is this about the native brazilian fcs popping up pr about the onyx series ??? either way WORK !!! im just so you have no idea !!! the joy must be shared !!!!

[fcsources]

hello! hope ur having a nice day! could you help me find a fc?

im looking for an afro latina (preferably afro cuban) with acting resources where she looks 18-25. bianca santos vibes preferably too!

tysm !!

𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤 𝙯𝙚𝙥. 𝙞 '𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖 𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚. this feels... soooooo messy to me, please forgive how potentially confusing the ethnicities here might be! i tried finding as many Afro-Latina faces as i could in the specified age range for you 🫶🏻

Ash Santos ( 1993, actress, half Dominican && half Puerto Rican )

Bianca Santos ( 1990, actress, half Brazilian including African && half Cuban )

Bruna Marquezine ( 1995, actress, Brazilian including Black and unspecified Indigenous Peoples )

Damaris Goddrie ( 1997, model, unspecified Afro-Latina )

Gabrielly Nunes ( 1999, actress, Afro-Brazilian )

Herizen Guardiola ( 1996, actress, half Cuban && half Afro-Jamaican )

Indya Marie ( 1993, model and influencer, mixed Afro-Cuban && Cherokee )

Jamila Velazquez ( 1995, actress, mixed Dominican-Ecuadorian-Puerto Rican )

Jaylen Barron ( 1998, actress, half Black && half Mexican )

Kahara Hodges ( 1997, model with acting resources, mostly mixed Black-Mexican-Navajo )

Lala Baptiste ( 1999, influencer, unspecified Afro-Latina )

Lee Rodriguez ( 1999, actress, half Black && half Mexican )

Naressa Valdez ( 1999, model and influencer, mixed Black && Mexican includined unspecified Native American and white )

Raven Lyn Corneil ( 1995, model, unspecified Afro-Latina including white )

Sahara Lin ( 1997, model, mixed Chinese-Dominican-Puerto Rican including white )

Samile Bermannelli ( 1998, model, Afro-Brazilian )

Sivan Alyra Rose ( 1999, actor, mixed Apache && Afro Puerto Rican, non-binary )

Symphani Soto ( 1993, occupation, Half Puerto Rican && half mixed Black-unspecified Native American )

Yenni Schwan ( age unknown, model, half(?) Afro-Cuban && half white )

[dear-indies]

heya do you know of any fcs who have played a role or just generally look more punk/alt and who have resources? (big bonus if they are tattooed) thank you

Benjamin Bratt (1963) Peruvian of Quechua descent, German (including Sudeten German), and English - DMZ.

Clemens Schick (1972) - Barcelona-Krimi: Blutiger Beton.

Chris Messina (1974) - Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey.

Lesley-Ann Brandt (1981) English, East Indian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Khoisan, Ashkenazi Jewish - Lucifer.

Miyavi (1981) Japanese / Korean-Japanese.

Nyla Rose (1982) Oneida / African-American - is a trans woman.

Riz Ahmed (1982) Pakistani - Sound of Metal.

Levy Tran (1983) Vietnamese.

Richard Cabral (1984) Mexican.

Asia Kate Dillon (1984) Ashkenazi Jewish / Unspecified - non-binary and pansexual (they/them).

Jaimie Alexander (1984) - Blindspot.

Clayton Cardenas (1985) Mexican and Filipino.

Deepika Padukone (1986) Konkani Indian - XXX: Return of Xander Cage.

Maika Harper (1986) Inuit - Mohawk Girls.

Kali Reis (1986) Wampanoag, Nipmuc, Cherokee, and Cape Verdean - is Two-Spirit (she/her) and queer.

Diane Guerrero (1986) Colombian - Doom Patrol.

Jurnee Smollett (1986) African-American, possibly other / Ashkenazi Jewish - in Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, The Twilight Zone.

Uraz Kaygılaroğlu (1987) Turkish - Üç Kurus.

Ritu Arya (1988) Indian - The Umbrella Academy, Humans.

Macarena García (1988) - Pesar De Todo.

Nico Tortorella (1988) - is non-binary (any pronouns), poly and demisexual.

Mae Whitman (1988) - pansexual - Jack.

FKA twigs (1988) African-Jamaican / English, Spanish.

Tóc Tiên (1989) Vietnamese - Furies.

Rob Raco (1989) - Riverdale.

Hannah John-Kamen (1989) Nigerian / Norwegian - Killjoys.

Úrsula Corberó (1989) - Money Heist, Snake Eyes.

Tom Maden (1989) French, Belgian [Walloon], Portuguese, Afro Caribbean, African-American, English, German - Lifeline.

Chang Ryul / Yull Jang (1989) Korean - My Name.

Yamada Yuki (1990) Japanese - Tokyo Revengers.

Eric Graise (1990) African-American - is a bilateral amputee - Queer as Folk.

Oliver Stark (1991) - MindGamers.

Ryan Sitkowski (1991)

Vico Ortiz (1991) Puerto Rican - non-binary (they/them) and poly.

Tyler Posey (1991) Mexican / English, Scottish, Irish, German, distant French - is queer and sexually fluid.

Avan Jogia (1992) Gujarati Indian / English, Welsh, some German, Irish, French - Johnny, Now Apocalypse.

Jessica Henwick (1992) Chinese Singaporean / English - The Matrix Resurrections.

Kiana Madeira (1992) Irish, Unspecified First Nations, Black Canadian / Portuguese - Fear Street.

Simone Susinna (1993) - 365 Days: This Day.

Bia Arantes (1993) Brazilian - Órfãos da Terra.

Park Gyu Young (1993) Korean - Sweet Home.

Joseph Quinn (1993) - Stranger Things.

Yves Mathieu East (1994) Afro Asian - is queer.

Emma Dumont (1994) - The Gifted.

Remington Leith (1994) Unspecified Indigenous Brazilian and White.

Keshi / Casey Luong (1994) Vietnamese.

Lyrica Okano (1994) Japanese - The Runaways.

Lily Sullivan (1994) - Romper Stomper, Evil Dead Rise.

Natasha Liu Bordizzo (1994) Chinese / Italian - Ahsoka.

Lina Ahn (1994) Korean.

Sasha Lane (1995) African-American, Māori, English, Scottish, Sorbian, French, Cornish, distant German, Italian, Belgian Flemish, Russian, and Northern Irish - is gay and has schizoaffective disorder.

Sophia Taylor Ali (1995) Pakistani / Sicilian Italian, Danish, Norwegian, German - Uncharted.

Ryan Potter (1995) Japanese / Ashkenazi Jewish, Swedish, English, German - is bisexual - Titans.

Adeline Rudolph (1995) Korean / German - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Resident Evil.

Rish Shah (1995) Indian - Do Revenge.

Brandon Perea (1995) Filipino and Puerto Rican - Nope.

Ashton Sanders (1995) African-American - Native Son.

Kehlani (1995) African-American, French, Blackfoot, Cherokee, Spanish, Mexican, Filipino, Scottish, English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, and Welsh, as well as distant Cornish, Irish, and possibly Choctaw - non-binary womxn (she/they) and is a lesbian.

Emma Mackey (1996) - Sex Education.

Leah Lewis (1996) Chinese - Nancy Drew.

Rhea Ripley (1996)

Tati Gabrielle (1996) Korean, African-American / African-American - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Uncharted.

Hero Fiennes Tiffin (1997) - After.

Do Han-se (1997) Korean.

Evan Mock (1997) Bisaya Filipino / White.

Lizeth Selene (1997) Mexican [Black, White, and Unspecified Indigenous]- is genderfluid and queer (she/they).

Archie Renaux (1997) English, Punjabi Indian - Gold Digger.

Murakami Nijiro (1997) Japanese - Alice in Borderland.

Bahar Sahin (1997) Turkish - Duran.

Chella Man (1998) Hongkonger and Jewish - is deaf, genderqueer and pansexual (he/they) - Titans.

Brianne Tju (1998) Chinese, Indonesian - High School.

Fin Argus (1998) - genderqueer (they/them).

Beabadoobee (2000) Ilonggo Filipino - is bisexual.

Quannah Chasinghorse (2002) Hän, Gwich’in, Sicangu Oyate Lakota Sioux, and Oglala Lakota Sioux.

CG (?) Black - non-binary (they/them) - Queer as Folk.

MEMO FOR ME TO WORK ON MOVING MY ALTERNATIVE FACECLAIM MASTERLIST TO GOOGLE DOCS SO I CAN ADD MORE PEOPLE BC THE TUMBLR MASTERLIST HAS A LIMIT!

All of these have resources, anon!

[blackswaneuroparedux]

From my point of view, what's beautiful in the sport is that you don't need to know too much about tactics or anything to see. If you find something beautiful, you don't need to be an expert to know it. It's like ballet… The reason it was nicknamed 'ginga' was that normally, when we'd play against a European team…back then, the European teams were very tough and physical. They were big, and defensively solid... There were some in Brazil who thought we should make that our football culture. We would say, 'We want to dance. We want to ginga. Football is not about fighting to the death. You have to play beautifully.' And so we did, and that's the reason that Brazil created more of a show, more of a ballet… The ambition should always be to play an elegant game.

- Pelé (Edson Arantes do Nascimento)

Pelé was born on Oct. 23, 1940, his father was a professional soccer player in their native Brazil. Pelé — who was given his nickname by childhood friends because of the way he mispronounced his favourite soccer player goalkeeper Bilé  - honed his craft playing futsal (or indoor soccer) in Bauru, the region within São Paulo, where Pelé grew up.

In 1956, at only the age of 15, Pelé tried out for the Santos FC professional club near São Paulo. He soon signed a contract with the team and made his professional debut on Sept. 7, 1956. In the Brazilian press, Pelé was instantly hailed as a star, with the forward leading the league in scoring as a 16-year-old in 1957. The following year, Pelé joined the Brazilian national team for the 1958 World Cup, delivering a performance that would make him a global star and earn him the nickname “O Rei,” or “The King.”

Pelé’s dominance continued through the Sixties as his Santos team won six championships in the Brazilian league over the course of that decade, while Brazil also won the World Cup in 1962 and 1970, with Pelé winning the Golden Ball for best player at the latter tournament. In his 19 seasons at Santos, spanning from 1956 to 1974 and roughly 660 games, Pelé scored a record-shattering 643 goals.

In 1975, Pelé helped ignite interest in “the Beautiful Game” - a phrase he in part popularised for the sport, inspired by his own majestic style of play — in the U.S., a country seemingly culturally impervious to soccer’s charms: The American team failed to even qualify for the World Cup between 1954 to 1986. Following nearly two decades at Santos and a brief retirement, Pelé signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.

Pelé’s mere presence helped the Cosmos reach record attendances, and the sport itself gained public awareness otherwise unheard of stateside. He spent three years with the Cosmos, culminating in a Soccer Bowl championship with the Cosmos in 1977. That same year, Pelé played his final game as a pro as the Cosmos hosted his former longtime team, Santos, for an exhibition match at a sold-out Giants Stadium, with Pelé playing for both teams during the game. In the near half-century following his retirement, Pelé became one of soccer’s greatest ambassadors, continuing his push to keep the “Beautiful Game” on the forefront of the world stage. He starred in soccer-related movies — 1981’s Escape to Victory and 1986’s Hotshot — and teamed with Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes on the soundtrack to a 1977 documentary about his life. He received an honorary knighthood from Queen Elizabeth as well as every other possible soccer-related accolade, from the FIFA Order of Merit to the FIFA Player of the Century to a spot on TIme’s 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century list.

The debate over his status as the all-time No.1 is almost unresolvable, with Lionel Messi the only player to match him in Ballon d'Or awards, and the Argentine and Cristiano Ronaldo also leading him in the all-time goal race. But you can judge Pelé’s greatness by what his footballing peers - legendary players in their own time. “The best player ever? Pelé. (Lionel) Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are both great players with specific qualities, but Pelé was better.” said Alfredo Di Stefano, the late and great Argentine star for Real Madrid. Ferenc Puskas, the legendary Hungarian footballer disagreed, “The greatest player in history was Di Stefano. I refuse to classify Pelé as a player. He was above that.” For Franz Beckenbauer, he said of Pelé “He is the most complete player I ever saw.”Rarely do the Germans see eye to eye with the Dutch such is their footballing rivalry, but for the late great Johann Cruyff, “Pelé was the only footballer who surpassed the boundaries of logic.”.

Even Ronaldo, the only player on the same level as Lionel Messi in the modern game, put the debate to rest when he declared, “Pelé is the greatest player in football history, and there will only be one Pelé in the world.”

RIP King Pelé (1940-2022)

[passperspective]

2023 BALLON D'OR WINNERS

2023 Men's Ballon d'Or: Lionel Messi

The notorious Argentinian went on to win his EIGHTH Ballon d'Or on the 30th of October at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France. The host, Didier Drogba, presented him with the award for the 3rd time.

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2023 Ballon d'Or Feminin: Aitana Bonmati

Aitana Bonmati received this award tonight, another to add to the collection after leading her country to victory at the Women's World Cup in August.

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2023 KOPA Award: Jude Bellingham

The Birmingham native was a fan favourite to win this award. Earlier in the night, football legend Gary Lineker, stated that within the next 5 years, he would place Bellingham as a favourite to win the Ballon d'Or.

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2023 Yashin Award: Emiliano Martínez

Martínez was graciously presented the award by his father who was hidden backstage for the surprise. However, as Martínez approached the stage to receive his award, in the crowd an eruption of 'booing' could be heard.

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2023 Gerd Muller Award: Erling Haaland

Haaland scored 56 goals last season for both club and country, narrowly beating Kylian Mbappé who amassed 54 goals. Following his speech and highlight reel, the City player was challenged by the host, Drogba, to celebrate using either his own or Gary Lineker's celebration after his next goal.

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2023 Socrates Award: Vinicius Jr.

Vinicius Jr. was presented the Award tonight by Prince Albert of Monaco. The Brazilian was hailed for his selflessness and endless support to improve education for underprivileged children back in his home country. He has invested over 4 million euros thus far into his charity. He was also honoured for all of his activism in reducing racism within the sport after his most recent racial attack during a match between Real Madrid and Sevilla.

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2023 Mens Club of the Year: Manchester City

2023 Women's Club of the Year: FC Barcelona Femení

[cozysip]

*✶ cozysip alternative fc series : ester expósito edition

tati gabrielle : 27 years old - korean and african-american

ayça ayşin turan : 30 years old - turkish

mishti rahman : 30 years old - bangladeshi

cierra ramirez :  26 years old - mexican and colombian

savannah lee smith :  22 years old -  african-american

camila mendes :  28 years old - brazilian-american

zión moreno : 28 years old -  mexican [unspecified native american and spanish] - trans woman

paris berelc : 24 years old - filipina and american

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[rotanawrites]

Click the source link to find a downloadable gif pack of #15 gifs of Brazilian influencer and YouTuber Mari Wapichana. She is Wapichana so cast her respectfully.

These gifs are part of Native Month 2022, where I’ll be releasing packs of Native fcs from Nov. 1st-30th. This project was inspired by @olivaraofrph​. You can find all the packs by searching /tagged/native2022 on my blog.

If you find these useful, consider buying me a coffee here, but these are available regardless.

These fit @tasksweekly​ tasks:  #015: Indigenous Peoples of The Americas, #063: Brazil

[willowsallen]

let me just talk about it.

i ruled an poc rp only once and we had that family that should be indigenous, exclusively. it was a fantasy roleplay, we weren't using anything from cultures but creating some inspired on this show that we liked a lot. so we had this indigenous family, this spanish family, this brazilian family, this black families and this argentine family. we were hanging out. i'm from peru, lived in south africa for 6 years, peru for 8, brazil for 7 and argentina for 5. currently here now. all bc of my dad's job.

i'm not indigenous myself. my grandfather was mixed, half indigenous man, but we were never proud of it once my great-grandfather literally stole my great-grandmother from her family and tribe, so we were never connected about it. we never talked about it. it IS HARD.

but once i created this roleplay and i wanted to make sure that i was doing right at least roleplaying. and i reached natalie out for having some help, because i didn't want to offend anyone. and i think it was for the worse.

i was talking to natalie on anon and i felt like trash. i don't have any experiences as an indigenous, i do not consider myself indigenous once my family was mostly made by white people and this died with my grandfather and his lands, because i don't feel like I have priority on this, so i wanted to make sure that I was doing it right.

natalie really did made me feel guilty for not "rescuing" my ancestors or my story, but how could i if the first indigenous was kidnapped and the only person that could talk to me about it died when i was 12??? and then, when i took bravery to talk about it and explain the indigenous characters we had this massive anon hate for not being truly indigenous. i wasn't understanding if i was supposed to put this diversity inspired on a tv show, or if i shouldn't because I'm not indigenous???? what was more offensive???? IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT PERSONAL. another famous gifmaker was also shading me but I'm not bringing this up. they were friend if I'm correct.

the rp was closed before we could even open. and i played this indigenous fc for a CANON character and i gave me so much anxiety that i literally stopped roleplaying for months. and i hated indigenousrph, i hate everything you were creating. I do apologize for that, I am really sorry. but I feel, for real, that natalie was a great piece for this massive hate and avoiding of indigenous faces and games: we were afraid and panicking all the time.

i don't know if this is making any sense I'm nervous and terrifying of being recognized. I just want to finally talk about how I feel. I'm sorry for causing this trouble, and I'm sorry for not being aware of my ancestors. but honestly I shouldn't be sorry. this is shit.

i want to start this off by saying that i understand the reasoning why you don't consider yourself indigenous, but if that's ever something you wanted to explore or learn more about, please know you have every right to do so. before i actively started reconnecting, i would only ever say i was native if i was specifically asked, but usually i would tell everybody i was irish and italian. it was something only mentioned every now and then in my family. (granted, my grandpa's house was decked out in dreamcatchers, photos, plaques, etc. but we just didn't actively talk about it!) but when i decided to make the leap into simply learning more about where i came from, my mindset on it switched. that's just MY experience, though. i wanted to open that up for you if that was ever something that crossed your mind! you have every right to do what's best for you, of course. now onto the natalie shit. simply... fuck her. such an ugly soul, like truly horrible. i apologize that she put you through that and ever made you feel that bad. especially to the point of not even wanting to write anymore. this is just a note for ANYBODY in the rpc but: play indigenous muses! it's nothing to be scared about (now)! all you have to do is not give them some tigerlily greywolf name, and not give them all the indigenous stereotypes (lives on a poor rez, gambles, drinks, etc.) and you're good! same with any other ethnicity, you just... PLAY THEM. but back to you - thank you for sending this in. i hope saying this give you a little bit of comfort, and heals you! nothing was your fault, your family's history is not something you are to blame for? what she did was not fair to you or to other people trying to learn more and ensure they're being respectful.

[radicalrascals]

The Bloodhound

Original Character | FC: Selton Mello

Threads | Headcanons | Aesthetics | Open Starters

NAME: Paulo "Colmilho" Almeida

AGE: late 40s to early 50s

SPECIES: human

PROFESSION: delegado da Polícia Federal | federal police inspector

Short Bio

After losing his beloved wife Olivia at a young age, Paulo made his job his whole identity. He quickly became an invaluable member of the federal police, taking action against organised crime nationwide and later even internationally. He's infamous for his relentless and brutal methods, earning him the nickname Colmilho (fang). According to the journalist Rafael da Silva, Delegado Colmilho only answers to orders, not to morals or reason, seemingly having lost his humanity when his wife had died.

Addendum for the supernatural verse

Paulo is aware of the existence of supernatural beings and expects them to simply adhere to the same laws and rules as regular humans. He doesn't shy away from confronting supernatural rule breakers, as well as hunters who violate the law, especially when killing those supernaturals that were innocent citizens.

Relationships

Sonya Ramos > [Tag] | [Ship]

Vic Fonseca > [Tag] | [Ship]

Playlist

Triste by Antônio Carlos Jobim from Sinatra & Company (1971)

Saudade de Amar by Nana Caymmi from Desejo (2001)

Até Quem Sabe by Gal Costa from Personalidade (1987)

Repente by Edu Lobo from Limite Das Aguas (1983)

Detailed Profile

FULL NAME: Paulo Simão de Almeida Colares

KNOWN AS: Delegado Paulo Almeida, Delegado Colmilho

NICKNAMES: Colmilho, Paulinho, Perro (by Rafael da Silva)

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SPECIES: human

RESIDENCE: Brasília, Brazil

PROFESSION: delegado da Polícia Federal | federal police inspector

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AGE: late 40s to early 50s

DATE OF BIRTH: January 2nd

PLACE OF BIRTH: Ouro Preto, Brazil

NATIONALITY: Brazilian

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PARENTS: Fernanda Valente de Almeida Colares & Mario Rodolfo de Sousa Colares

SIBLINGS: Frederico Kleber de Almeida Colares (older brother), Roberta Alinne de Almeida Colares (younger sister)

LATE WIFE: Olivia Lisbela Cândido Colares

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FACE CLAIM: Selton Mello

HEIGHT: 5ft 12 (1.82m)

NOTABLE FEATURES: He bears scars from past encounters with criminals, ranging from gunshot wounds to healed cuts and burns.

STYLE: Paulo prioritises his appearance, appearing always groomed and typically adorning himself in suits or other higher-quality attire. He wears his curly hair short and often sports a full beard.

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LANGUAGES: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Italian (broken)

SPEECH MANNERISM: Paulo has an incredibly deep voice and the slightest hint of a Portuguese tint when he speaks English

STRENGTHS: analytical, highly intelligent, tenacious, perceptive, eloquent, skilled gunman

WEAKNESSES: hot-tempered, devoid of empathy, blindly obedient, violent, bigoted, lone wolf

INTERESTS: his job is his identity, each case becomes his only purpose in life; he used to enjoy playing chess and woodcarving before his wife died

VICES: occasionally smokes and drinks

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NSFW

Colmilho is romantically and sexually attracted to women (but gay for Wagner Moura muses because mun says so). He's widowed and bitter, trying to keep everyone at a distance with his horribly mean behaviour. Romantically only available once he's regained a bit of his lost humanity through his love interest's tenacity and little gestures of kindness. Broken and never truly fixed, but overall someone worth fighting for.

Bonus points for muses with the following face claims: Wagner Moura, Morena Baccarin, Débora Falabella

[kingz01]

Kingz Athlete Spotlight: John Hansen

Kingz Athlete Spotlight: John Hansen

One of the biggest underdogs in this year’s ADCC World Championships is also probably one of the most interesting individuals in the BJJ community today: John Hansen. childrens kimonos

For those who asked themselves “who is this guy?” – a valid question, considering his relatively low internet profile – John earned his way to the biggest stage in grappling via an astounding 30-second submission against Damon Ramos in the finals of the ADCC East Coast Trials. Though he didn’t make it as far as he had hoped at the World Championships, we know that won’t be the last time we see his name on the ADCC roster.

As stealthy as his internet presence might be, you can’t miss John in a crowd. A giant, even among the giants of the ultra heavyweight divisions, the 6’4” Midwestern native with the unassuming smile makes the likes Nicky Rod and Cyborg look average.

But greater than his sheer physical mass, is his deep humility and sense of self.

So, exactly who is John Hansen?

How long have you been training? 

I started training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2010. Before that, I was training in MMA from about 2008 onward. But I had been watching the ADCC on the internet, and trying to figure out what grappling was, long before I started training. 

How did you start?

In 2005, I graduated high school and went off to college. While at university, I found myself struggling to make friends and engage socially, just like I had my whole life. I was convinced that it was my 6'4" 145lbs frame that made myself invisible to women, and undesirable to engage with socially by men, so I began lifting and eating. By the end of my freshman year, I had successfully gained 25lbs, and was a slender 170. Convinced this was my ticket to positive social engagement, and the ever illusive "girlfriend", I kept lifting and eating.

During this time, I was obsessively interested in combat sports. I loved MMA and, while finding information on the IBJJF was difficult to say the least, everyone knew what the ADCC was. My favorite MMA fighters were Ricardo Arona, and Mark Kerr. They both fought in Pride FC, and commentator Mauro Renallo often listed their accolades; speaking often of their success in the ADCC. I had to know what the ADCC was, so I started searching out content. This was in the infancy of YouTube and the content was difficult to find. BudoVideos had the ADCCs out, usually 18 months later, and those matches were uploaded to YouTube and bitTorrent immediately. To say I was a combat sports nerd (as well as an actual nerd, with a dual major of Astronomy and Physics) is an understatement. But I watched that content religiously. 

What started as watching grappling, turned quickly into me breaking down and zooming in on matches seconds at a time. I wanted to train, but neither knew people who did, nor had the courage to step on the mat.

So, instead, I watched the ADCC matches and practiced everything I saw on my body pillow in my dorm room. I did this for hours a day. Eventually, I went back home and a city adjacent to where I grew up (Omaha, where I now live) was having a BJJ tournament. I had an idea. I would enter the tournament, fight in the division, and expectedly lose. But, in losing, I'd have the opportunity to make a friend, and ask them where they trained and see if I could go with them. It was perfect. It had to work. 

What happened instead was that I accidentally won the tournament. Then, I didn't feel like I could ask someone that I'd just beaten to train with them at their gym. This happened in my first tournament. This happened again, during my second, and third, tournaments. Each time I jumped up in skill division, from beginner, to intermediate, then advanced, then expert or pro. At the time, without guidance, I thought that if you won a tournament you were supposed to go up to the next level, like in a video game. This may seem like a juvenile consideration… but, when you've no resources to ask and no internet to really consult, you just make things up, as best you can, on your own. Within a year I was competing in the Expert or Pro No-Gi divisions, and have been doing so ever since.

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[jubaer01]

This December 3rd, RIZE FC brings you a night of LIVE MMA

RIZE FC is back with an electrifying night of LIVE MMA at the Xtreme Action Park in Ft Lauderdale December 3rd

Fight fans RIZE is back December 3rd 2022 at the Extreme Action Park in Fort Lauderdale as CEO Armando Gonzalez brings an action packed night of live MMA.

The main event for the evening features 2 of Floridas up and coming top 5 contenders. Nosomy Pozo coming off a very impressive win at the last RIZE event defeating the RIZE #1 contender Core Jacobs. Pozo will be stepping down a weight class to face Kyle Hammel for the BantamWeight Championship Title. Despite both fighters representing the same “American Top Team” franchise, they both have a goal and that is as both say “to make it to the top and no one will get in my way”.  This will be a matchup you don’t want to miss.

The co-main event will feature the current RIZE Light HeavyWeight Champion Brian Batey vs David Bell for the Middleweight Championship Title. If Batey comes out victorious he will be the RIZE champion in 2 separate weight divisions making him the RIZE 2 division champ as they say “The Champ Champ”.

As the night flows into action female strawweights Bianca Rosales vs Gracie Grecco will dispute the Women’s Straweight Championship Title. Also contending a female StrawWeight Championship is the Brazilian Ludy Alves hailing out of Boca Raton vs Miami’s Miriam Nazar representing her native Mexico. The up and coming Cuban native Lester Santana hailing out of New York City will be disputing the WelterWeight Interim Title against Ft Lauderdales Charles Appolon. Tampa Bays Garrit Burns will take on Palm Beaches own Andy Hernandez for the KickBoxing MiddleWeight Title and Ft Lauderdales Martin Cade will take on Ft Lauderdales Kenny Castro for the KickBoxing WelterWeight Interim Title.

On the undercard you will see 8 different matchups that will sure keep you at the edge of your seats. Julianna Fontauta vs Sienna Paorcha, Edring Cerifin vs Mario Dominguez, Light HeavyWeights Bruno DalFarra vs Gabriel Hernandez, Jesse Young vs Michael Lonchang, Carlos Rodriguez vs Jose Diego, Ricardo Remy vs Luis Amaya, and Trevor Shnerple vs Nick Philliou.

It will be a night full of excitement that will definitely keep you at the edge of your seats. If you’re not able to make it to watch it LIVE at the Xtreme Action Park in Ft Lauderdale, make sure to download the RIZE app from you mobile App Store for Apple or Android users. RIZEX features a full library of MMA 24/7 right at your fingertips Anyplace Anytime Anywhere so make sure to download the RIZE app today.

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hello! could you please suggest some Black male fcs between 25 and 35 with shoulder length hair or longer? i've been really struggling with this one so any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks for everything you do!

Diogo Sales (1985) Brazilian [Black and Unspecified Indigenous].

Drew Ray Tanner (1992) Chinese, Afro-Jamaican, White.

Dom Gabriel (1993) Black Canadian - has spoken up for Palestine!

Chris De'Sean Lee (1994) African-American.

Earl Sweatshirt (1994) Black South African - has spoken up for Palestine!

Aminé (1994) Ethiopian / Eritrean.

MNEK (1994) Igbo Nigerian - is gay (he/him/she/they).

Denzel Curry (1995) Afro Bahamian and Unspecified Native American - has spoken up for Palestine!

Shaboozey (1995) Nigerian.

Daniel Caesar (1995) Afro Barbadian and Jamaican - has spoken up for Palestine!

Jacob Gibson (1996) African-American.

Luka Sabbat (1997) Afro Haitian / White.

Jaden Smith (1998) African-American, African Creole-Barbadian, African Creole-Jamaican.

Hope this helps you out, anon!

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indigenous fc's you could consider playing #9

dandara queiroz she/her (cis female) tupi, brazilian 24 @ dandarajqueiroz

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Ingrid Medeiros — Unknown age — Brazil