Letícia Teixeira Santos

Letícia Teixeira dos Santos is a jiu-jitsu black belt under André Galvão and Angélica Galvão of the Atos team, who worked extensively with Bruno Guedes, Marcio Ribeiro, and Thiago Cidro at GF Team. Letícia Teixeira dos Santos first made waves in the sport in the colored belt divisions, where she won numerous important medals of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) circuit.

Letícia Teixeira dos Santos Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Letícia Teixeira dos Santos

Nickname: n/a

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Reyson Gracie > Osvaldo Alves > Luis Dagmar > André Galvão > Letícia Teixeira dos Santos

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

• 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2025 brown)
• 1st Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2024 brown)
• 1st Place IBJJF European Championship (2025 brown)
• 1st Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2025 brown)
• 2nd Place IBJJF World Championship (2022 purple)
• 2nd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2023 brown)
• 2nd Place IBJJF European Championship (2024 brown)
• 2nd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2024 brown)
• 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2023 / 2024 brown)
• 3rd Place IBJJF Pan Championship (2025 brown)
• 3rd Place CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (2023 / 2024* brown)

Favorite Position/Technique: Guard Passer

Weight Division: Pesado (79 kg / 175.0 lbs)

Team/Association: Atos

Leticia Santos Biography

Leticia Santos was born in April 2000 in Vila São Pedro, Bonsucesso, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she grew up.

As a child, Leticia had a growth-related issue with one of her legs and was advised to practice swimming to help develop muscle mass without stressing the bones. She signed up at the age of 3 and even competed in the sport, despite her therapeutic purpose.

As a teenager, Leticia gained undesired weight and decided to join a jiu-jitsu class at the age of 18 to help shed the extra pounds. Coaches Bruno Guedes and Marcio Ribeiro became her instructors at the local gym, affiliated with GF Team.

Leticia Santos became more invested in the competitive side of the sport as she progressed through the belt system. As a purple belt, she became a student of Thiago Cidro, also a GFT-associated instructor, who promoted Leticia to her brown belt.

As a brown belt, Leticia Santos tried a few different teams, first moving to Fratres in São Paulo in 2024 and later relocating to the United States (2025), where she joined the Atos Team Headquarters in San Diego, California. André Galvão and Angélica Galvão guided her training at Atos HQ and promoted Leticia to her black belt rank in June 2025.