# Henrique Machado

> Black Belt

## Overview

**Name:** Henrique Machado

**Belt Rank:** Black Belt


## Bio

A product of Georges Mehdi’s Judo gym in Ipanema, Henrique Machado spent a decade living and cleaning the academy to fund his training, a grind that eventually led him to the mats of Marcelo Behring, who awarded his purple belt in BJJ. After earning his Judo black belt, he returned to Manaus and sought out Osvaldo Alves, passing a live test to receive his BJJ black belt. There he founded ASLE Academy, a social project that grew to train over 500 children monthly and produced Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, whom Machado took in as a street kid and raised as a son.
## Lineage

- Osvaldo Alves

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**Last Updated:** September 08, 2026

**Data Source:** bjj.space (https://bjj.space/people/henrique-machado)