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Women sumo wrestlers 'breaking prejudice' in Brazil / 33BB79E
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If the phrase "sumo wrestler" calls to mind a hefty Asian man in a loincloth, the Brazilian women who practise the sport, have a message: think again. "There are preconceived ideas…thinking I should be fat," says sumo wrestler Valeria Dall'Olio from Sao Paulo. 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. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES