Marcelo Dourado
Encyclopedia
Marcelo Pereira Dourado, known as Marcelo Dourado (born April 29, 1972), is a Brazil
ian professional mixed martial artist
and personal trainer
.
in Porto Alegre
, his hometown. Later, he started to learn karate
from his father. At the age of thirteen, he began to fight professionally. In football, Dourado is a Sport Club Internacional
supporter.
. During his first time in the house, Dourado started a relationship with fellow housemate Juliana. On March 8, 2004, he became the eighth housemate to be evicted with 68% of the votes, finishing seventh overall.
. During his second time in the house, Dourado caused disagreements and controversies by displaying manjis in a tattoo on his left arm, which were taken to be swastikas., He was also accused of homophobic behavior by some LGBT organizations. Dourado's adviser, Aline Antonoff, issued a press release, in which she stated that the tattoo differs from the Nazi swastika, because it is reversed, and has no connection with it, since the symbol belongs to several cultures. She also denied that the fighter is homophobic.
On March 30, 2010, Dourado became the winner of Big Brother Brasil with 60% of the 154 million votes, defeating dentist Fernanda Cardoso and personal trainer Cadu Parga in the final to take the R$1,500,000 prize.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian professional mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
and personal trainer
Personal trainer
A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments...
.
Early life
In his childhood, Marcelo Dourado started to practice Brazilian jiu jitsu and JudoJudo
is a modern martial art and combat sport created in Japan in 1882 by Jigoro Kano. Its most prominent feature is its competitive element, where the object is to either throw or takedown one's opponent to the ground, immobilize or otherwise subdue one's opponent with a grappling maneuver, or force an...
in Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
, his hometown. Later, he started to learn karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
from his father. At the age of thirteen, he began to fight professionally. In football, Dourado is a Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
supporter.
Career
In his first professional MMA fight, Dourado defeated Rafael Capoeira by knockout after only 4 minutes and 20 seconds of round 1. In the following fights, however, he did not achieve the same success and has been defeated in all of them.Arrest
Marcelo Dourado was arrested by military police in 2005, along with 27 others, for consuming drugs in an electronic music party in Rio de Janeiro. He was caught smoking marijuana. After being detained for several hours, he was released.Season 4
In January 2004, he was part of the cast in Big Brother Brasil 4Big Brother Brasil 4
Big Brother Brasil 4 was the fourth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 13, 2004 with the season finale airing April 6, 2004 on the Rede Globo television network....
. During his first time in the house, Dourado started a relationship with fellow housemate Juliana. On March 8, 2004, he became the eighth housemate to be evicted with 68% of the votes, finishing seventh overall.
Season 10
In January 2010, he was again part of the cast in Big Brother Brasil 10Big Brother Brasil 10
Big Brother Brasil 10 was the tenth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 12, 2010 with the season finale airing March 30, 2010 on the Rede Globo television network....
. During his second time in the house, Dourado caused disagreements and controversies by displaying manjis in a tattoo on his left arm, which were taken to be swastikas., He was also accused of homophobic behavior by some LGBT organizations. Dourado's adviser, Aline Antonoff, issued a press release, in which she stated that the tattoo differs from the Nazi swastika, because it is reversed, and has no connection with it, since the symbol belongs to several cultures. She also denied that the fighter is homophobic.
On March 30, 2010, Dourado became the winner of Big Brother Brasil with 60% of the 154 million votes, defeating dentist Fernanda Cardoso and personal trainer Cadu Parga in the final to take the R$1,500,000 prize.