Sarah Galvão
Juvenile Grand Slam winner and black belt under her parents.
Sarah Cabral Firme Galvão, born in July 2006, is a Brazilian-American grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt. She trains under her parents, champions André and Angelica Galvão, and competes for Atos Jiu-Jitsu. Originally from Ubatuba, Brazil, she moved to San Diego as a child and started training at Atos headquarters. She was the first kid enrolled in the Atos youth program and tried several sports before committing to jiu-jitsu.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 5 July 2006
- Nationality
- Brazil; USA
- Birthplace
- Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
- Team
- Atos Jiu‑Jitsu
- Rank
- Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (promoted June 2025)
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Competitive career
Sarah Galvão, a Brazilian-American grappler born in July 2006, made her mark in 2022 as a juvenile blue belt by sweeping the IBJJF Grand Slam. She took gold in both her weight class and the open division at the European Championship, Pan Continental, World Championship, and Brazilian Nationals. From 2022 through 2025, she went undefeated in colored belt divisions and held the top ranking across every belt. In 2023, now a purple belt, she claimed the Abu Dhabi World Pro Youth Championship and its open division just days later.
That same year, after moving up to brown belt, she won her weight and absolute divisions at both the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio and the World Professional Championship. At the 2025 IBJJF World Championship, she won gold in the brown belt lightweight division. Although she lost in the absolute division to Aghata Fernandes by kneebar, her parents awarded her a black belt on the podium right after. She started her black belt career with all wins by submission at the 2025 IBJJF American Nationals.
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