Balneário Camboriú · Santa Catarina · Brazil
Mestre Paulo Ribeiro
Taekwondo, Muaythai and Tai Chi Chuan with the master who trains, shapes and takes athletes from Balneário Camboriú to the world stage.
By the numbers
A life on the mat
Martial arts
Three arts, one path
From Taekwondo kicks to the Muaythai ring and the calm of Tai Chi Chuan: discipline, respect and health for all ages.
Projects
Sport that changes lives
Projects that bring martial arts to children and teenagers in Balneário Camboriú and across Santa Catarina.
Lineage
From master to student
Mestre Paulo Ribeiro learned from Grão-Mestre (Grandmaster) Te Bo Lee, who came from Korea to Rio Grande do Sul in 1977 and founded the Rio Grande do Sul Taekwondo Federation in 1987. “Grão-Mestre Te Bo Lee, who taught me to be a better person,” the Master wrote in 2020.
Blog
Latest news
State public utility status: what the title gives a federation
FECAMTT received state public utility status under Law 19,281/2025. What it means, what it does not mean and how a federation applies.
· 8 min read
After-school sports in Brazil: what the law supports and how it works
After-school sports in Brazil: how the Sports Incentive Law, PIE/SC and Fundesporte treat projects for children, with a Balneário Camboriú example.
· 5 min read
How to get corporate sponsorship for a sports project in Brazil
How to get company sponsorship for a sports project in Brazil: PIE/SC, the Sports Incentive Law or direct sponsorship, what to bring, what not to promise.
· 5 min read
Tax into sport
In Brazil, taxes can fund sport
Companies in Santa Catarina can direct part of their ICMS (state sales tax) to sports projects approved under PIE/SC, and people and companies in Brazil have other legal routes. Want to help from abroad? Talk to the Master.
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Contact
Come train with the Master
To book a free trial class, check class times or talk about supporting the projects, send a message on Instagram.