No country in the world has won more Olympic medals in Judo than Brazil, with 24. So naturally, Brazilians are eagerly anticipating the sport at this summer’s Paris Games. Among the nation’s top contenders is Rafaela Silva, currently ranked fifth in the world in the women's under-57-kilogram category.  Lucrecia Franco has her story from Rio de Janeiro.

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