Who is Joaquim Valente? Meet Gisele Bündchen’s new man after Tom Brady

More than a year after Gisele Bündchen was seen stepping out with Joaquim Valente and her two children, Benjamin and Vivian, for dinner in Costa Rica, the pair are as “in love” as ever.

An insider revealed to Page Six in Feb. 2024 that the supermodel and jiu-jitsu instructor are “deeply in love” and have even become more comfortable with their romance.

Less than a year later, People reported that Bündchen was pregnant with baby No. 4 — her first with the trainer.

Bündchen and Valente were first romantically linked in November 2022 following Bundchen’s finalized the month prior after 13 years of marriage.

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They have since been spotted hitting the gym together.

So who is the athlete who has the key to the former Victoria’s Secret Angel’s heart? Here is everything you need to know about Valente.

He is a jiu-jitsu instructor

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Joaquim and his brothers, Pedro Valente and Gui Valente, began learning jiu-jitsu “from their father before they could walk” and now teach at the Valente Brothers facility.

“At the tender age of 2, Pedro, Gui and Joaquim were already taking private lessons from Grandmaster Hélio Gracie,” reads the company’s website. “Growing up, the Valente brothers trained daily at the Gracie Academy in Rio de Janeiro.”

Pedro began teaching classes in Miami, Fla., in 1993, launching the family’s full-time academy five years later.

Joaquim was “still living in Brazil” at the time, “work[ing] with Grandmaster Hélio directly and provid[ing] Pedro and Gui with valuable information” until he followed them to the United States in 2007.

He studied at Barry University

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According to Joaquim’s LinkedIn page, he began attending Barry University in 2007, graduating four years later with a bachelor’s degree in criminology.

While Joaquim’s current age is unclear, he celebrates his birthday on Nov. 6 and attended K-12 schooling in Rio de Janeiro from 1990 to 2007.

He lives in Florida