DAVID VIEIRA (born David Vieira da Silva) was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. David’s brother Daniel started training Jiu-Jitsu and after a couple months he convinced David to start training with him. David was seventeen at the time and he loved the martial art from the beginning. His first instructor was Alexandre Lima at the INFIGHT Jiu-Jitsu Academy, but a few months latter he was invited to start training with Rogerio Poggio at the main Infight Academy in Rio. After winning the World Championship, David went to Sao Paulo to train with Totila Jordan Neto “Pitoco”, who was the one responsible for David’s progress in this sport. During that time, David came to the US to compete and that is when he was introduced to Gracie Barra by Eduardo de Lima. When David went back to Brazil he decided to join Gracie Barra Academy where eventually he got his Black Belt (June 8, 2005). At Gracie Barra, David had the chance to train with some of the best instructors and fighters in the world.
David Vieira: "Everything I learned in Jiu-Jitsu was revolved around competing, I always went for the submission against my opponents. Today, I feel a great sense of accomplishment not only as a competitor but also as an instructor. I have been learning a lot through teaching because I am seeing things from a different perspective. I love teaching Jiu-Jitsu and I try to make my students feel like they can accomplish anything they want as long as they work hard for it."
Competition Record
White Belt - 3 Medals
Middle Weight Champion - 3rd Ciclone Barra Cup 2001, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight Champion - Infight Surf Bros Cup 2001, Rio de Janeiro
Absolute (all weights) Champion - Infight Surf Bros Cup 2001, Rio de Janeiro
Blue Belt - 11 Medals
Middle Weight Champion - 1st Barra Circuit 2001, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight Champion - Infight Surf Bros Cup 2002, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight Champion - 1st State Championship 2002, Sao Paulo
Middle Weight Champion - Atlântico Sul Cup 2002, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight Champion - 2nd State Championship 2002, Sao Paulo
Middle Weight Champion - World Championship 2002, Rio de Janeiro
Absolute (all weights) Champion - World Championship 2002, Rio de Janeiro
Absolute (all weights) Champion - Infight Surf Bros Cup 2002, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight 2nd Place - 2nd State Championship 2002, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight 2nd Place - Pan American 2002, Orlando, FL
Middle Weight 3rd Place - Brazilian Championship 2002, Rio de Janeiro
Purple Belt - 13 Medals
Middle Weight Champion - 3rd State Championship 2002, Sao Paulo
Middle Weight Champion - 3rd State Championship 2002, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight Champion - Infight Surf Bros Cup 2003, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight Champion - Rolls Gracie Cup 2003, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight Champion - 1st State Championship 2003, Rio de Janeiro
Absolute (all weights) Champion - Infight Surf Bros Cup 2003, Rio de Janeiro
Absolute (all weights) Champion - Rolls Gracie Cup 2003, Rio de Janeiro
Absolute (all weights) Champion - 5th Ciclone Barra Cup 2003, Rio de Janeiro
Absolute (all weights) 2nd Place - Brazilian Championship 2003, Rio de Janeiro
Absolute (all weights) 2nd Place - World Championship 2003, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight 3rd Place - Brazilian Championship 2003, Rio de Janeiro
Absolute (all weights) 2nd Place - Rolls Gracie Cup 2004, Rio de Janeiro
Absolute (all weights) 2nd Place - 5th Ciclone Barra Cup 2004, Rio de Janeiro
Brown/Black Belt - 21 Medals
Middle Weight Champion - American Cup 2004, Orlando, FL
Middle Weight 2nd Place - Pan American 2004, Los Angeles, CA
Absolute (all weights) 2nd Place - World Championship 2004, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight Champion - 1st State Championship 2005, Rio de Janeiro
Middle Weight Champion - 2nd State Championship 2005, Rio de Janeiro
Gracie Barra Team Champion - Brazilian Teams Championship 2005, RJ
Absolute (all weights) Champion - 1st State Championship 2005, Rio de Janeiro
DAVID VIEIRA (born David Vieira da Silva) was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. David’s brother Daniel started training Jiu-Jitsu and after a couple months he convinced David to start training with him. David was seventeen at the time and he loved the martial art from the beginning. His first instructor was Alexandre Lima at the 
