摘要：In the Japonese colony of the city Ivoti, Rio Grande do Sul, the corporal practices of wrestling stand out, among them sumo. The present study aims to investigate how the the practice of sumo occurred in Ivoti, since the firsts manifestations, in the 1960s, until the the mid-2010. For this purpose, printed sources, iconographic sources and an oral source were analyzed. From the collating and interpretation of the information it was possible to understand that, through the practice of sumo and its representations and adaptations, the Japanese-Brazilians of Ivoti sought to preserve cultural practices of their ancestors, linking the specific martial art, just as social moments tied to it, to a family tradition. In this scenario, the Associação Cultural e Esportiva Nipo-Brasileira de Ivoti (ACENB) appears as a privileged space to the development of sumo and the maintenance and negotiation of identity representations.
关键词：Sumo;Lucha;Historia del deporte;Nipo- brasileños;Inmigrantes japoneses;Sumô;Luta;História do esporte;Nipo-brasileiros;Imigrantes japoneses
其他关键词：Sumo;Wrestling;History of sport;Japonese- brazilians;Japonese immigrants
