Career
Xande was born in Manaus, Amazonas Brazil and moved to United States of America in 2002. He began training Jiu-Jitsu at the Associacao Monteiro de Jiu-Jitsu under the supervision of Binho, Guto, Yano e Lucinho Monteiro. He lived in Toledo, Ohio for 5 years, after in 2007 he moved to San Diego, California, where he teaches at the University of Jiu Jitsu and train Mobile Marketing Association at The Arena Mobile Marketing Association .