Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes can now check off another major life achievement for the year 2019: getting his U.S. citizenship.
Tanquinho, who won the 66kg division of ADCC this year for the first time in five attempts, announced today that he had finally been granted U.S. citizenship. The process for gaining citizenship in the USA is long, difficult, and expensive, and Tanquinho’s major milestone comes after eight years of him living in the country.
I proudly became an American citizen today
I came to the US 8 years ago, this country welcomed me so well and with a…
Posted by Augusto Tanquinho Mendes on Tuesday, November 12, 2019
“I proudly became an American citizen today I came to the US 8 years ago, this country welcomed me so well and with a lot of work I am making my dreams come true.”
This year has been a big one for this jiu-jitsu legend. Hopefully 2020 will see even more great things happen for him.
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