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Gray City Rebels
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Metro areaSão Paulo
CountryBrazil
Founded2010
Track type(s)Flat
VenueIbirapuera Park
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.graycityrebels.com.br

The Gray City Rebels (GCR) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 2010, the league consists of a single travel team, which competes against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

History

The league was founded in December 2010 as Sao Paulo's second flat track roller derby league. Four skaters from the league competed for Roller Derby Brasil at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.


By mid-2012, Gray City Rebels had about thirty skaters, and had brought experienced skaters from the United States to run training camps. In January 2013, it was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program. Gray City became a full member of the WFTDA in January 2016.

References

  1. "Gray City Rebels – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. "A liga Archived 2013-08-01 at the Wayback Machine", Gray City Rebels (in Portuguese)
  3. Cassio Barco, "Cheio de carisma, time de Roller Derby de SP mira 'Libertadores'", Globo.com, 23 April 2013 (in Portuguese)
  4. Jéssika Torrezan, "Roller Derby ganha primeiros times na capital", Veja São Paulo, 13 July 2012 (in Portuguese)
  5. "WFTDA Accepts 16 Apprentice Members Archived 2013-02-03 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 31 January 2013
  6. "WFTDA Welcomes26 New Member Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
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