Jun 28–29, 2025 · Sorocaba - Sao Paulo, Brazil · BRAZIL · 📍 Rua Antonio Aparecido Ferraz, 1081
Reps: Debra Gage, Maria Lohman, Wayne Lohman, William Gage
B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM won Grand Champion at the KCBS Brasil Barbecue Contest on June 28, 2025 in Sorocaba - Sao Paulo, 18042-280 at Rua Antonio Aparecido Ferraz, 1081, scoring 706.2628 in a field of 26 teams. Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team took Reserve Grand Champion with 705.1312. Category winners: Chicken — Koji Smoker BBQ (176.5828); Pork Ribs — Labarba bbq (180.0000); Pork — Koji Smoker BBQ (180.0000); Brisket — B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM (180.0000). This is the 1st of 2 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2026.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 82% of the 4,710 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1316 points — closer than 82% of every championship in the data.
This was B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM's first Grand Championship in the data.
4 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
2 of 2 tracked editions
B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM has won this contest 2 times across its 2 tracked editions.
B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM finished 1st overall in the first contest the data has them cooking at all.
Chicken places 8–9: Pit Ladies and Cleavers & Co. tied on 173.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork places 1–2: Koji Smoker BBQ and MG74 tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: Team Brazil edged Beef Steakhouse by 0.0112.
Koji Smoker BBQ won Chicken, Pork — a double.
B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 1 outright win — their weakest board was pork at 13th.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2025 ← this one | Sorocaba - Sao Paulo | Rua Antonio Aparecido Ferraz, 1081 | 26 | 706.2628 | B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM | Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Sorocaba, Sao Paulo | R. Antônio Aparecido Ferraz, 945 | 24 | 712.6172 | BRA BARBECUE TEAM | FERRO FOGO BBQ TEAM |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5828 | 174.8688 | 173.1428 |
| Pork Ribs | 180 | 175.4172 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 180 | 176.5944 | 174.2628 |
| Brisket | 180 | 174.2972 | 169.6684 |
26 entries · top 706.2628 · median 676.8226
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 2 | Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team | |
| 3 | Koji Smoker BBQ | |
| 4 | Porcos Diamantes | |
| 5 | Irmaos Old Truck | |
| 6 | MG74 | |
| 7 | Team Brazil | |
| 8 | Warpit BBQ | |
| 9 | Fire Friends BBQ Team | |
| 10 | Paulista BBQ Team | |
| 11 | DiBe BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Vila Japi | |
| 13 | Pit Ladies | |
| 14 | Cleavers & Co. | |
| 15 | Team Deretti/ O Rei Dos Defumados | |
| 16 | BISAO BBQ | |
| 17 | Beef Steakhouse | |
| 18 | Labarba bbq | |
| 19 | Blend of Brothers Bbq Team | |
| 20 | BARBUDOS BARBECUE | |
| 21 | Amazon Smoke Warriors | |
| 22 | Ramalho Experience | |
| 23 | TexMex American BBQ Team | |
| 24 | Mib Bbq team | |
| 25 | Redwood | |
| 26 | Indahouse Barbecue Team |
26 entries · top 176.5828 · median 171.1658
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koji Smoker BBQ | |
| 2 | Amazon Smoke Warriors | |
| 3 | B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 4 | Paulista BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Irmaos Old Truck | |
| 6 | Team Brazil | |
| 7 | MG74 | |
| 8 | Pit Ladies | |
| 9 | Cleavers & Co. | |
| 10 | Team Deretti/ O Rei Dos Defumados | |
| 11 | BISAO BBQ | |
| 12 | Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team | |
| 13 | Mib Bbq team | |
| 14 | Vila Japi | |
| 15 | Porcos Diamantes | |
| 16 | BARBUDOS BARBECUE | |
| 17 | Warpit BBQ | |
| 18 | Fire Friends BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Redwood | |
| 20 | Ramalho Experience | |
| 21 | Blend of Brothers Bbq Team | |
| 22 | Beef Steakhouse | |
| 23 | DiBe BBQ Team | |
| 24 | TexMex American BBQ Team | |
| 25 | Labarba bbq | |
| 26 | Indahouse Barbecue Team |
26 entries · top 180 · median 168.8456 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Labarba bbq | |
| 2 | Irmaos Old Truck | |
| 3 | Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team | |
| 4 | B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 5 | DiBe BBQ Team | |
| 6 | Porcos Diamantes | |
| 7 | Beef Steakhouse | |
| 8 | Warpit BBQ | |
| 9 | Vila Japi | |
| 10 | BARBUDOS BARBECUE | |
| 11 | Pit Ladies | |
| 12 | Team Deretti/ O Rei Dos Defumados | |
| 13 | Paulista BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Amazon Smoke Warriors | |
| 15 | Team Brazil | |
| 16 | Blend of Brothers Bbq Team | |
| 17 | MG74 | |
| 18 | Koji Smoker BBQ | |
| 19 | Fire Friends BBQ Team | |
| 20 | Cleavers & Co. | |
| 21 | TexMex American BBQ Team | |
| 22 | Ramalho Experience | |
| 23 | BISAO BBQ | |
| 24 | Mib Bbq team | |
| 25 | Redwood | |
| 26 | Indahouse Barbecue Team |
26 entries · top 180 · median 171.9772 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koji Smoker BBQ | |
| 2 | MG74 | |
| 3 | Cleavers & Co. | |
| 4 | DiBe BBQ Team | |
| 5 | Indahouse Barbecue Team | |
| 6 | Warpit BBQ | |
| 7 | Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team | |
| 8 | BISAO BBQ | |
| 9 | Team Brazil | |
| 10 | Fire Friends BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Porcos Diamantes | |
| 12 | Blend of Brothers Bbq Team | |
| 13 | B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 14 | Labarba bbq | |
| 15 | Paulista BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Ramalho Experience | |
| 17 | Irmaos Old Truck | |
| 18 | TexMex American BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Vila Japi | |
| 20 | Pit Ladies | |
| 21 | Redwood | |
| 22 | Beef Steakhouse | |
| 23 | Team Deretti/ O Rei Dos Defumados | |
| 24 | BARBUDOS BARBECUE | |
| 25 | Mib Bbq team | |
| 26 | Amazon Smoke Warriors |
26 entries · top 180 · median 168.0172 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.R.A. BARBECUE TEAM | |
| 2 | Ferro Fogo Barbecue Team | |
| 3 | Koji Smoker BBQ | |
| 4 | Vila Japi | |
| 5 | Porcos Diamantes | |
| 6 | Fire Friends BBQ Team | |
| 7 | Pit Ladies | |
| 8 | Team Brazil | |
| 9 | Beef Steakhouse | |
| 10 | Paulista BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Team Deretti/ O Rei Dos Defumados | |
| 12 | Warpit BBQ | |
| 13 | DiBe BBQ Team | |
| 14 | Irmaos Old Truck | |
| 15 | MG74 | |
| 16 | Indahouse Barbecue Team | |
| 17 | BISAO BBQ | |
| 18 | Amazon Smoke Warriors | |
| 19 | BARBUDOS BARBECUE | |
| 20 | TexMex American BBQ Team | |
| 21 | Ramalho Experience | |
| 22 | Cleavers & Co. | |
| 23 | Blend of Brothers Bbq Team | |
| 24 | Mib Bbq team | |
| 25 | Labarba bbq | |
| 26 | Redwood |