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Brothers Willian Takahiro Higuchi and Wagner Yoshihiro Higuchi (who go by Yoshi and Taka) are sumo wrestlers in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Stephanie Fuerte and Kerri Pang
The brothers were taught the ways of sumo from their mother, and inspired by their father who was a sumo wrestler before they left Japan. Stephanie Fuerte and Kerri Pang
Women also compete in sumo, with Yoshi meeting his girlfriend of 10 years at the dohyō. Stephanie Fuerte and Kerri Pang
The Higuchi brothers are part of the large influx of Japanese immigrants who settled in Brazil during the mid-1900s, with Brazil now being home to 1.5 million ethnic Japanese. Stephanie Fuerte and Kerri Pang
Stephanie Fuerte and Kerri Pang made the documentary. Stephanie Fuerte and Kerri Pang
