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HISTORY In Brazil, the term ''vale tudo'' was first associated with booth fighting done in Brazilian circuses during the 1920s. Examples of such bouts were described in the ''Japanese-American Courier'' on October 4, 1928:The original reference was probably "Jiu Jitsu," ''Time,'' September 24, 1928.[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,928081,00.html]
However, this circus term did not enter popular use until 1959-1960, when it was used to describe the style-versus-style bouts featured in a Rio television show called ''Heróis do Ringue'' (Ring-Heroes). The matchmakers and hosts of the show included members of the , 2006 . IN VIDEO GAMES
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