One of the dreams that some Brazilian-nikkei in their teens often have is to become a top model in Japan. There is an established demand for half-Japanese, those who look like Japanese but also display western features. Thus, modeling agencies in Tokyo have a preference for Nikkei Burajirujin models because although they are foreigners, they already live here, so the risk of them getting homesick, depressed and, ultimately, “fat” is minimal. Nonetheless, the immense majority of second generation Brazilian immigrants wonder how they can put themselves into a different reality.