Miscellaneous Health Services

Gracie Barra

Irvine, CA · Founded 2005 · GRBA

Gracie Barra Franchise Systems, Inc. offers franchises for the establishment and operation of Gracie Barra Schools, which provide martial arts instruction, primarily Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, to individuals using a distinctive business format, systems, and methods established in Brazil by Master Carlos Gracie Jr.

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2026 Franchise 500

Unranked

393

units (2025)

7.1%

year over year

Units by Year

338

2023

367

2024

393

2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$76,000 – $233,500

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$10,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

—

FDD Item 6

Financial performance

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

flat $700/month for first 3 months, then flat $1000/month

Leadership

Carlos Gracie, Jr.
President and Founder
Flavio Almeida
Chief Executive Officer
Marcio Feitosa Souza
Vice President
Dave Weber
Chief Operating Officer
Tyler Shepherd
Head of Franchise Development

On File

FDD years

2026 2025 2024 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

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Franchisee records

318

Current roster rows

Signed, not open

FDD Item 20, Table 5

Franchising for

16 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFGracie Barra FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tab PDFGracie Barra FDD 2025Opens in a new tab PDFGracie Barra FDD 2024Opens in a new tab PDFGracie Barra FDD 2022Opens in a new tab PDFGracie Barra FDD 2021Opens in a new tab PDFGracie Barra FDD 2020Opens in a new tab PDFGracie Barra FDD 2019Opens in a new tab PDFGracie Barra FDD 2018Opens in a new tab PDFGracie Barra FDD 2017Opens in a new tab

Units by Year

The Investment

Leadership

On File

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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