Grandmaster Hélio Gracie was honored today in a special session of the Brazilian Senate. Several senators, like Arthur Virgilio (PSDB Amazonas) and Eduardo Suplicy (PT São Paulo) took the podium to remember and pay tribute to Hélio Gracie. To close the memorable ceremony, Senator Arthur Virgilio invited Dr. Pedro Valente Sr. to take the Senate's podium and remember Hélio Gracie. Many Gracie family members, including Rickson, Rolker and Reyson Gracie, attended the event.
Senator from São Paulo, Eduardo Suplicy, remebers Hélio Gracie
Rickson(1st from left-right), and Reila Gracie(5th from left-right), Dr. Pedro Valente(6th from left-right) and João Alberto Barreto(7th from left-right) joined the Senators at the tribune of the Senate
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Professor Joaquim is spending time in Rio with Grandmaster Valente at the house where the Valente Brothers grew up.