Three weeks to go till the South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship, in São José, Santa Catarina.

The last big event on the Brazilian gentle art calendar is set to take place November 26 and 27.

Once again, the winner of the men’s absolute black belt division will win a trip to Lisbon, Portugal, to compete at the European Open Championship in late January.

A second ticket will be raffled off between the winners of the men’s black belt and female brown and black belt weight divisions – with exception to the men’s absolute division.

World runner-up Bernardo Faria has already confirmed his presence.

The GRACIEMAG and GRACIEMAG.com teams have their spots reserved in Multiuso de São José gymnasium (pictured), too, for some Worlds- and Pan-style coverage, with videos, photo galleries and interviews.

Our reporter/photographer Ivan Trindade will be leading the battle in the field.

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Fernando Paradeda is the president of the FGJJ. Photo: Carlos Ozório

The FGJJ organization heading full gear into the 3rd stage of the Gaúcho Circuit, to take place September 4 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. The event will be held at the Petrópolis Club.

The big news has to do with the rewards. In the Gi competition, the gold-medal winner will earn a plane ticket and stay (two days) for the South American Championship in Florianópolis, in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The prize will go to males winning the absolute divisions in the white, blue, purple, brown and black weight groups.

Now for the No-Gi absolute, the beginner, intermediate and advanced categories will pay out a plane tickets to the Brazilian No-Gi Nationals to be held in Rio de Janeiro. This goes for both men and women.

The competition will be broadcast live over the internet. There will be two separate links, each broadcasting the matches taking place in two different contest areas.

Sign-ups go from August 29 to September 1, 2011. For further information, visit www.fgjj.com.br.