Biography
Oswaldo Baptista Fadda (August 1, 1920 – April 1, 2005) was a practitioner and developer of Brazilian jiu-jitsu , reaching the rank of "nono grau", a 9th degree red belt . In 2014, he was posthumously awarded the 10th degree ("décimo grau"). He is known for being one of the highest ranked non- Gracie black belts and also for teaching students from the poorer areas of Rio de Janeiro , where Brazilian jiu-jitsu was regarded as an upper-class sport. Fadda's lineage, the most prominent second to the Carlos Gracie lineage, still survives through his links with today's teams such as Nova União , Grappling Fight Team , as well as Deo Jiu-Jitsu (Deoclecio Paulo) and Equipe Mestre Wilson Jiu-Jitsu (Wilson Pereira Mattos).