Monday, April 23, 2007

CARLSON GRACIE:

Carlson Gracie may be statue in Rio

The unforgatable Máster Carlson Gracie may win a beautiful and fair tribute at the Rio de Janeiro city, in . The BJJ brown belt and director of the sports of the Suderj, Marcelo Arar, just did a requirement asking for the Stadual Secretary of Esports, Mr. Eduardo Paes, to do a statue of the Master Carlson Gracie at the Siqueiro Campos subway station, in Copacabana neighboorhod. Unffortunally, he did say anything.

According to Marcelo Arar, this iniciative was taken because of the importance that Máster Carlson Gracie had at the popularization of the BJJ under . After the tentative of changing the name of the Street Silva Castro, in Copacaban, to Carlson Gracie Street, that was not done because of the resistence of some people who lives there, this is the second iniciative of the pupils and former-pupils in a great tribute to the big Master Carlson Gracie.