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Women sumo wrestlers break prejudice in Brazil

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Women sumo wrestlers break prejudice in Brazil

Women sumo wrestlers break prejudice in Brazil

Sumo wrestling, brought to Brazil by Japanese immigrants in the early 20th century, is growing fast in the country and women make up around half the country's 600 sumo wrestlers.


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In Brazil, women Sumo wrestlers are used to people saying they are too small or too fragile to practise a sport typically associated with hulking Japanese men. But they insist that is just fuel for..

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