Brazilian martial arts

• Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art, combat sport, and a self-defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting
• Capoeira, an Angolan and Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music
• Vale tudo are full-contact unarmed combat events, with a limited number of rules, that became popular in Brazil during the 20th century, later begin an influence to the development of MMA
• Luta Livre, a self-defense martial-art mixture of Catch Wrestling and Judo, divided between Esportivo and Vale Tudo styles
• Huka-huka, a form of indigenous folk wrestling practiced by the Yawalapiti people
• Tarracá, a form of folk wrestling from the Brazilian northeast