Fernando Augusto da Silva is a black belt under professor Alexandre Paiva of Team Alliance. Tererê is a two-time World Champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (2000 and 2003) in black belt division. He has also won a number of other Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitions, including Pan-American Championship, South-American Championship, Copa do Mundo and Brazilian National Championship.
Tererê is known as one of the most influential competitors of all-time, as well as the most entertaining, because of his aggressive and highly active style.
One of the greatest guard passers in BJJ, Fernando Tererê teaches his trademark Knee Slice to Buttflop pass:
