Tayane Porfirio
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Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
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About Us
Tayane Porfirio was born on December 11, 1994 in Sobral, state of Ceará – Brazil.
At the age of 2 Tayane moved to Rio de Janeiro with her family, settling in Jacarepaguá- a famous neighbourhood on the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro.
By the end of 2010, with the intent of losing weight, Porfirio decided to follow her sister’s footsteps and give jiu jitsu a try. For the effect Tayane chose Master Márcio Rodrigues‘ academy, a well known coach who developed a few big names of the sport, such as Lucas “Hulk”, Erberth Santos as well as Ygor and Yago Rodrigues.
Tayane remained at Equipe Márcio Rodrigues up to her blue belt, after which she joined another important Rio de Janeiro academy: Brigadeiro Jiu Jitsu. It was coach Eduardo Brigadeiro who promoted Porfirio to her purple belt.
Tayane met Alexandre Paiva in 2013 when she visited his Alliance academy in Leblon. Porfirio was very impressed with his work and the competition driven atmosphere felt in the gym, but lived too far and didn’t have the means to cover the distance every day. It was only in 2014, after Tayane became more familiarized with the Alliance team and the competitors from the Leblon academy through Rio’s tournament circuit, that she finally committed to swapping gyms.
At the Alliance – Leblon Tayane’s talent was finally met by a strong team with all the logistic needs for a high end athlete. This was mirrored in her results, particularly in 2015, when Porfirio won IBJJF’s Grand Slam (World, Pan American, European Open and Brazilian National Championship) in both her weight and the absolute division.
