Geny Rebello

{{short description|Brazilian martial artist (born 1927)}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = Geny Rebello | other_names = Geny Rebello de Azevedo | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1927}} | birth_place = Teresópolis, Brazil | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | residence = | nationality = {{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazilian | height = | weight = | weight_class = | reach = | style = Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | stance = | fighting_out_of = | team = | rank = ''9th deg. BJJ red belt'' | years_active = | occupation = Instructor | university = | spouse = | relatives = | students = Ailson "Jucão" Brites | club = | school = Academia Serrana, Clube de Jiu-Jitsu Pitbull | url = | sherdog = | footnotes = | updated = 14 October 2010 }}

'''Geny Rebello''' (born 1927) is a grandmaster of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu holding a 9th degree red belt.<ref name="urlFaixa Vermelha - 9º Grau/Grande Mestre">{{cite web |url = http://fjjrio.com.br/faixaVermelha9Graus.aspx |title = Faixa Vermelha - 9º Grau/Grande Mestre |language = Portuguese |publisher = Federação de Jiu-Jitsu do Estado do Rio de Janeiro |accessdate = 2010-10-14 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100805060536/http://www.fjjrio.com.br/faixaVermelha9Graus.aspx |archivedate = 2010-08-05 }}</ref> In 1997, Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Rio de Janeiro held a tournament named {{lang|pt|Copa 70 anos Mestre Geny Rebello}} in commemoration of his 70th anniversary.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rebello, Geny}} Category:1927 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Category:People awarded a red belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Category:People from Teresópolis Category:Martial artists from Rio de Janeiro (state)