Cláudia Gadelha

Ana Cláudia Dantas Gadelha (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklawdʒɐ ɡaˈdeʎɐ]; born December 7, 1988) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who is currently competing in the Women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Gadelha trains at Nova União with former UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo. She is the youngest BJJ black belt in Nova União's history. As of July 27, 2015, she is #1 in the official UFC Strawweight rankings.

Biography

Gadelha's late childhood and early youth was not always a 'Roses and Rainbows'. Her mother didn't get along with her rebellious character which, in her opinion did not fit a girl. Also her wish to practice martial arts wasn't tolerated by her parents. Later she came into contact with drugs and bad friends which forced her parents to take her to Natal to keep her away from these influences and finish high school. This relocation changed her life completely. At the age of 14, she started to work out secretly in a gym. One day Gadelha went to a MMA event in Natal where she saw a female fight. The experience raised her passion for the sport. At the same event she met Jair Lourenço, leader of the gym 'Kimura Nova União' in Natal, and he invited her to take a class at the academy. Shortly afterwards, by sheer coincidence, her father rented an apartment in the Kimura headquarters and with that her relationship with Nova União was cemented. Henceforth she dedictated her life to martial arts and never got involved in drugs again. At age 18, Gadelha moved to Rio de Janeiro where she celebrated her successes in BJJ and debuted in MMA. "The sport was teaching me how I should deal with life. Today, I am a completely different person, thanks to martial arts" (Gadelha).

Cláudia

Cláudia is a municipality in the state of Mato Grosso in the Central-West Region of Brazil.

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Coordinates: 11°30′54″S 54°53′27″W / 11.515°S 54.8908°W / -11.515; -54.8908

Cláudya

Cláudya (formerly Cláudia and Cláudia Oliveira, stage names of Maria das Graças Rallo; born May 10, 1948 in Rio) is a Brazilian singer.

Biography

She debuted at age nine in a talent show at Radio Company of Juiz de Fora, where she grew up. At thirteen, she was a singer at many of the Midnight feasts and dances of the region. She developed her career in São Paulo in the 60s, at the beginning, participating in the program O Fino da Bossa. In 1969, she won the Festival Song Fluminense, singing the song "Razão de Paz para Não Cantar" (Lage and Alesio Eduardo de Barros). She also participated in several festivals abroad, including Japan, Greece, Spain, Mexico and Venezuela, becoming the most awarded singer outside Brazil

She excelled in the music scene in 1982 with the song "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from the musical Evita.

She has recorded over twenty albums and has huge record sales. Thanks to her great success, she was invited to participate in major television programs of the time. She launched an LP in Japanese, which sold over 200,000 copies and among the prizes won were the Roquette Pinto, the Golden Globe and Trophy Press. Among her biggest hits is the song "Com Mais de Trinta", a composition of Marcos Valle and Paulo Sergio Valle.