Brenda Heller is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Márcio André, being also one of the main BJJ competitors of her generation, a reputation earned early in her career through Heller's many accomplishments in the lower belt divisions of the sport and later cemented as a black belt. Brenda Heller is also the wife of another highly respected jiu jitsu figure: Márcio André, and sister to the talented sports photographer Vitor Freitas.