Discovering the open spirit of Rio de Janeiro

Samba, hang-gliding, favelas and joyful Cariocas — four of the many facets of Rio that a martial artist experienced during a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu camp for women.

Congratulations to Kyra Gracie for being featured on the cover and main article of today's LA Times Travel Section.
The LA Times is one of the nations largest and most widely read newspaper. The article talks about Kyra's work to expand BJJ for women, her camp and her social program for underprivileged children. The article also mentions Professor Claudio Coelho's and his Academia Nobre Arte where he leads the way to take children from drugs to a healthy life through sports.
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/05/travel/la-tr-brazil-20120805