Patron: JOSE LANZELLOTTI
Seat: 17
ABOUT ME
An educator, practical researcher, and one of the main historical leaders of strength sports in Brazil. Graduated in Kinesiology from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), from 1980 to 1984, he built a solid international scientific foundation in the fields of human movement science, physical performance, and sports education, later complemented by studies in orthomolecular sports nutrition.
An award-winning athlete, he became a four-time world champion in strength disciplines, including basic lifts, arm wrestling, and bodybuilding, raising Brazil's profile on the international stage. In recognition of his sporting and institutional career, he received the title of Commendator Ambassador of the Court of Strength Sports.
He is recognized as a pioneer of women's bodybuilding in Brazil, having organized, in 1984, at the Clube de Natação e Regatas Santa Luzia (RJ), the first women's championship of the discipline in the country — a historic milestone widely documented in academic and anthropological studies. He served as coach and trainer of the first Brazilian athlete to represent Brazil in international women's bodybuilding competitions, contributing decisively to the consolidation of the discipline.
Institutionally, he presided over the Carioca Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, served as Vice-President of the Brazilian Confederation of Bodybuilding and Fitness, and was founder of the Federation of Bodybuilding Associations. He officially represented the sector on the National Sports Council (CNE), participating in strategic meetings, including discussions on sporting guidelines in the period following the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
His career and achievements have received academic recognition, notably the thesis "Hardcore Ladies: Women's Bodybuilding" (Gabriela Cássia Grimm, UFPR, 2017), whose examination board included anthropologist Miriam Goldenberg (UFRJ), establishing him as a central figure in the history of women's bodybuilding in Brazil. Other academic studies, developed at federal universities, analyze the historical, cultural, and social context in which his work was decisive.
Grandson of José Lanzellotti, an Italian immigrant who participated in the 1896 Olympic Games and founder of the Clube de Natação e Regatas Santa Luzia, he is heir to a pioneering legacy. It was at that club that Lanzellotti set up Brazil's first official weight training room, known as the "Sala de Maromba," the founding milestone of strength sports in the country. This family and historical legacy underpins his role as guardian of the memory, culture, and institutionalization of Brazilian bodybuilding.
