Arrebentaçao

[jonbroster]

Hi,

Does anyone know what the Carlson Gracie motto Arrebentaçao means?

It always kind of reminds me of Speedy Gonzales' :"¡Ándale! ¡Ándale! ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba!"

Just curious.

Jon

[Rob T]

http://dictionary.reverso.net/portug...a%C3%A7%C3%A3o

[steve_langford]

surf ?!?!

???

[Rob T]

It might be the equivalent of "surfs up" or something?

[Simon Hayes]

I don't believe the word is a motto,
I understood it to be a clothing company
owned by a good friend of Carlson,that
also used to sponsor the Carlson Gracie Team.

I could be wrong though.

[Rob T]

When I googled it, there did seem to be a clothing brand named that.

[J-Sho]

Arrebentaçao in this context means destruction or armageddon. it was the clothing sponsor for the 'Carlson Gracie Arrebentaçao Team'

It comes from the verb Arrebentar, which means to break and has several contexts, including to snap, explode or destroy (as well as 'breaking' of waves).

As Carlson Sr himself states in an interview to Tatame magazine (also on the CGJJ site)

T To finish this, talk about your sponsors for us?

CG Look, I have my sponsor here by my side. Which is my friend, and I don't trade him for anyone. He's Julio from Arrebentacao. He's a very good sponsor. There are a lot of other companies offering me a lot more, but (laughs) I won't switch, no way.

I don't know if this might be Julio 'Foca' Fernandez, the only guy called Julio to be promoted to black belt by Carlson Sr.

[Rob T]

We need to start a "Can you stump J Sho?" thread. Here or EFN, it doesn't matter... everyone would fail!

[Simon Hayes]

it was great re-Reading that old interview,
it certainly shows how the rivalries between
different teams started!

[J-Sho]

I think it predominantly stems from his relationship with other members of his family.

That interview is from the year all the Carlson guys registered at the mundials under the name 'Protesto' presumably in protest of the direction of the CBJJ and some specific refereeing issues.