Brazilian wrestlers, (from left to right) Kitaazuma, Ryudo, Azumakaze, Wakaazuma, and Azumao pose in the snow (c. 1998)
This is a list of all sumo wrestlers who are from Brazil. The first Brazilian sumo wrestler was Japanese-Brazilian Yoshihira Takeuchi who joined Hanakago stable in September 1967. However, he retired in January 1971 after failing to make it out of jonidan. The first Brazilian to reach juryo was Ryudo in March 1994. The first Brazilian to reach the top makuuchi division was Kaisei in May 2011. Due to the large Japanese diaspora in Brazil, amateur sumo is highly popular with the only purpose-built sumo arena outside Japan located in São Paulo.
As of 2025, there have been 16 sumo wrestlers to list their birthplace as the Brazil, with majority of them coming from São Paulo. Of the 16 Brazilian sumo wrestlers, 4 have reached the elite sekitori ranks.
This page also includes a separate list of Japanese sumo wrestlers of Brazilian descent.
Brazilian Sumo Wrestlers[]
- Green row indicates wrestler reached the elite sekitori ranks.
| Ring Name | Real Name | Hometown | Debut | Highest Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tatsunishiki | Yoshihira Takeuchi | São Paulo | 1967.09 | Jonidan 6 |
| Kawamura | Kosaku Kawamura | São Paulo | 1976.03 | Sandanme 41 |
| Hakusan | Pasquale Boschi | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais | 1977.03 | Makushita 9 |
| Kiyonomine | Mario Minoru Akamine | São Paulo | 1979.11 | Makushita 18 |
| Kuninosato | Robert Toshio Wada | São Paulo | 1980.03 | Makushita 23 |
| Kotoosako | Shigeaki Julio Osako | São Paulo | 1991.05 | Jonidan 106 |
| Azumakaze | Giuliano Kochinda Tussato | São Paulo | 1991.09 | Sandanme 29 |
| Kitaazuma | Tetsuya Takeda | São Paulo | 1991.09 | Makushita 18 |
| Kuniazuma | Vander Ramos | Santo André, São Paulo | 1991.09 | Juryo 4 |
| Wakaazuma | Fernando Yoshinobu Kuroda | São Paulo | 1991.09 | Juryo 13 |
| Ryudo | Luiz Go Ikemori | São Paulo | 1992.05 | Juryo 8 |
| Azumao | Yasuhito Marcio Morita | São Paulo | 1994.07 | Makushita 36 |
| Kotonomori | Mario Fuchiue | Piedade, São Paulo | 1999.03 | Jonidan 69 |
| Kaishin | Eiji Nagahama | Tomé-Açu, Pará | 2004.01 | Makushita 49 |
| Takaazuma | Cristiano Luiz de Souza | Guarulhos, São Paulo | 2004.05 | Makushita 24 |
| Kaisei | Ricardo Sugano | São Paulo | 2006.09 | Sekiwake |
Japanese Wrestlers of Brazilian Descent[]
- Names in bold indicate a still active wrestler.
- Green row indicates wrestler reached the elite sekitori ranks.
| Ring Name | Real Name | Listed Birthplace | Debut | Highest Rank | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokuryoyama | Francisco Jose Takamichi Araki | Ayase, Kanagawa | 2001.03 | Sandanme 59 | Originally from São Paulo. |
| Kaisho | Asaki Honda | Nishio, Aichi | 2015.03 | Juryo 2 | His father is a second-generation Japanese-Brazilian. |
| Hakuyuki | Alexander Issamo Goto Kuroswiski | Yuki, Ibaraki | 2015.03 | Jonokuchi 19 | Born to a Japanese-Brazilian mother from São Paulo and his father is from Porto Alegre. |
| Masuyama | Arthur Hidemi Sousa Masuyama | Nishio, Aichi | 2017.03 | Jonidan 80 | Born to Brazilian parents in Nishio, Aichi. His father is of Japanese descent and is from Belém, Pará, and his mother is from Santa Isabel do Pará. |
| Kaitoma | Mark Aaron Justin Toma | Yokohama, Kanagawa | 2017.03 | Jonidan 2 | His father is of partial Brazilian descent. |
| Agora | Lucas Kazuo Iima | Kani, Gifu | 2023.01 | Sandanme 8 | Born to a Japanese-Brazilian father and an Italian-Brazilian mother. Both of his parents are from Londrina. |