Brazil hosts one of the densest tournament markets in LATAM — but the action is on B3 futures and Nelogica's Trade Arena platform, not crypto. Copa BTG Trader has the largest single-event prize on this site at R$1.25M (R$1M to the champion), Copa Brasil de Trade ends with an in-person final at the B3 floor (R$450K+), and TradersClub TNT runs annually alongside a free continuous Torneio Semanal. Trade Arena's daily tournaments give serious retail traders constant skin-in-the-game. Crypto exchanges (Mercado Bitcoin, Foxbit, NovaDAX) run essentially zero recurring contests; that gap is filled by global pt-BR brands (Binance, Bybit, OctaFX) — already covered by global feeds.
The retail-trader ecosystem in Brazil is one of the largest in Latin America; Mercado Bitcoin and Foxbit dominate domestic crypto contest activity. Foxbit handles a large share of domestic Bitcoin trading volume. Foreign exchanges (Binance, Bitso) operate in Brazil under VASP-registration frameworks. Prop-firm interest is growing — FTMO, Apex Trader Funding, FundedNext accept Brazilian residents — and Portuguese-language broker-tournament campaigns are increasing in frequency. WCTC and USIC accept international entries including Brazil.
Brazilian day-trader and educator André Machado, known publicly as Ogro de Wall Street, is a 22-year-veteran of the mini-index / mini-dollar floor and ran a featured-guest seat on BTG's Trader Talks during Copa BTG Trader 2025.
AprendendoOperar ("Learning to Trade") is a Portuguese-language Brazilian YouTube channel and trading-education brand built by Wagner Brito, a self-described professional crypto trader since 2016 who runs a chart-analysis course. Named operator, named country.
Berman Trader is a Portuguese-language Brazilian YouTube channel (~230K subscribers) and education brand fronted by "Berman," self-described pioneer in binary options trading in Brazil with 10+ years in markets. He has built proprietary frameworks ("Berman Strategy," "Probabilistic Filters," "Market Cycle Theory," "Infinity Management") and claims 20K+ students.
BitNada is a Brazilian YouTube channel by Felipe Escudero: daily one-to-two-hour live streams on Bitcoin and altcoins plus market news, with 147K subscribers, 22M+ views and an eight-year run.
CB Trader Criptomoedas is a Brazilian Portuguese-language YouTube and Telegram channel producing crypto technical analysis, with a premium signal-feedback group for paying members.
Bruno A. Faria runs Clube dos Inconformados, a Brazilian YouTube channel on investing and financial education, with 39.9K subscribers and over 24 million total views since launch.
Leo Gravina is a Brazilian crypto educator publishing in Portuguese across YouTube (18.4K subs), Instagram (19.7K), X and Threads as @CryptoGravina, with contributor work for Mercurius Crypto.
43-year-old metalworker from São Vicente, São Paulo who won R$1M at the inaugural Copa BTG Trader 2025 — Brazil's first live-show day-trading championship.
Brazilian crypto-mining educator and one of the largest Portuguese-language references in the mining niche, with a YouTube channel of roughly 240K subscribers and tutorials covering everything from beginner rig setup to advanced multi-coin configurations. Also covers self-custody and digital security for retail crypto holders.
Brazilian quantitative trader running the Synaptica Quant brand — MetaTrader 5 algo-development focus, self-disclosed Copa BTG Trader 2025 participant.
Brazilian retail trader Estefano Santos — self-disclosed Copa BTG Trader 2025 participant. Public information minimal beyond the Instagram handle and display name.
Brazilian retail trader Felipe Nathan — self-disclosed Copa BTG Trader 2025 participant. Instagram bio describes him as "Especialista em Investimentos" (Investment Specialist).
Gilberto Vitoria is a Brazilian financial educator behind "Diário de um Investidor" (125K subscribers), covering fixed income, equities, and credit, shaped by his own debt-recovery story.
JP Investimentos is a Brazilian Portuguese-language YouTube and X brand run by João Pedro, covering crypto, stocks, and financial-freedom content, with a matching Instagram presence.
Vereador of Cotriguaçu, Mato Grosso. Self-taught trader, Copa BTG Trader 2025 participant. Started at Sicredi in 2016. No courses, no mentor — only YouTube and trial and error.
Brazilian retail trader Kesley Glenn — self-disclosed Copa BTG Trader 2025 participant. Public information minimal beyond the Instagram handle and display name.
Fernando Stuchi, known as Professor, runs ProfessorNaWeb3, one of Brazil's most followed Web3 and DeFi channels, with 41.4K YouTube subscribers and 2,800+ published videos.
André Janeiro Dias, a São Paulo-born ex-banker with an FGV finance MBA, runs the Mestre da Riqueza channel (2020), teaching stocks, real-estate funds and variable-income investing to Brazilian investo
Ductor Marcus, a Brazilian attorney with 22+ years in financial markets, an MBA in capital markets and a blockchain postgrad, runs Momento Bitcoin: long-form Bitcoin and macro analysis for serious inv
Mychel Mendes is the founder of Tokeniza, a Web3 asset-tokenization platform in Brazil, and runs a Portuguese-language YouTube channel (98.5K subs) on crypto tax compliance and blockchain projects.
Mini-índice trader from Juiz de Fora, MG. Copa BTG Trader 2025 participant. Builds trading robots, studies AI, runs a micropigmentation business.
The only Brazilian to win a WCTC category: 2017 Forex champion at 100.3%. Applied mathematician, algo trader since 2011, WorldQuant MSFE, and trading educator at Investidor de Sucesso.
Brazilian retail trader — self-disclosed Copa BTG Trader 2025 participant. Public information minimal beyond the Instagram handle.
Brazilian retail trader — self-disclosed Copa BTG Trader 2025 participant. Public information minimal beyond the Instagram handle.
Brazilian crypto creator Lucas Soares, known as "Pato Crypto," posts daily Portuguese-language videos: coin reviews, market analysis, tutorials, NFTs and airdrops for retail newcomers, always with a c
Fernando Stuchi, known as Professor, runs ProfessorNaWeb3, one of Brazil's most followed Web3 and DeFi channels, with 41.4K YouTube subscribers and 2,800+ published videos.
Ramon Cunha runs the Brazilian YouTube channel O Pulo do Gato, with 59.1K subscribers and 4M+ total views, producing accessible Portuguese-language content on DeFi and crypto investing.
Brazilian retail day-trader Regiane Morais — self-disclosed Copa BTG Trader 2025 participant. Instagram bio categorises her as "Mercado Financeiro".
Brazilian endurance athlete Regis Brito — six-time Ironman finisher, sub-three-hour marathoner — self-disclosed Copa BTG Trader 2025 participant. Instagram brand is athletics-first; trading link visible only via the Copa-orbit association.
Renato Ulianov, crypto trader, educator and head of "Trade with Renato," runs a paid technical-analysis course and community in four languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish and Lithuanian.
Altemar Lacerda, known online as "RendaNFT," is a Brazilian Web3 creator (16.3K YouTube subscribers) focused on NFT play-to-earn games, an Arbitrum Ambassador and Ronin Network Creator.
Brazilian markets veteran Roney Albert — known as Frajola — has 44 years of trading experience including the BM&F open-outcry floor era; founded Economy Class and Oficina do Trader; appeared as a guest commentator on BTG's Trader Talks during the Copa BTG Trader 2025 cycle.
Brazilian professional crypto trader, investor and educator. CEO and founder of Financial Move — Latin America's largest crypto trading school — and a Forbes Under 30 LATAM honoree.
Brazilian crypto educator and Head of LATAM at Ultima Markets. Ex-PwC (10 years, M&A and audit), OKX partner, Bitrue ambassador. Runs the "Curso Viver de Cripto" course, mentoring and a podcast.
Douglas Tadeu is a Brazilian Portuguese-language YouTube creator with 95.3K subscribers, publishing under his own name at @dougtadeu, focused on crypto investing and market analysis.
Yuri Pesic (yuripesic) is a Brazilian CPA-20 certified trader based in São Roque, São Paulo, running the YouTube channel "Yuri Trader" on no-KYC crypto privacy, DeFi and passive dollar income.
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How many trading traders from Brazil are in this directory?
36 published trader profiles. Each profile links to source-verified tournament results, public social channels, and career achievements. New profiles are added as they clear our editorial review — typically 3-5 business days after submission.
Who curates the Brazil trader directory?
The trading-tournaments.com editorial team. Every profile is fact-checked against the trader's tournament sources (exchange announcements, championship archives, brokerage-audited records). Only traders with a verifiable public result appear here. Anonymous, unverified claims are rejected.
Can I submit a trader from Brazil to this directory?
Yes — traders (or people with permission from a trader) can submit a profile at /traders/submit. Include a proof link (tournament result page, exchange leaderboard, championship result URL), the trader's public socials, and a short bio. Editorial review runs 3-5 business days and either publishes or requests clarification.
What counts as a "verified" trader in this directory?
A verified trader carries an independently-audited performance record — typically a broker-audited annual return (Robbins World Cup, U.S. Investing Championship), a third-party track-record verification service (MMVR, Verify My Trade), or a fully-transparent on-chain record. Self-reported returns don't qualify. The ✓ Verified badge on a profile card indicates this status.