Guerreiro and Souza da Silva attend the opening ceremony of the "Peladao Verde" championship in Manaus - Photo

Sunday September 18, 10:13 AM
Regiane Doroteo Guerreiro (R), 20, a Tikuna indigenous woman and a representative queen of amateur soccer team Wotchimaucu, and Renata Souza da Silva, 18, representative queen of amateur soccer team Kokama, attend the opening ceremony of the "Peladao Verde" championship in Manaus September 17, 2011. According to organizers, the Peladao is the biggest amateur soccer championship in the world with about 761 teams competing at the levels of master, children, women, indigenous and the main category "Peladao Verde". The main category also combines a pageant aspect as participating teams are required to present a beauty queen who is chosen based on a beauty contest and soccer league conducted within their respective communities. This year, both the indigenous and "Peladao Verde" teams have 530 representatives who are competing for the title of Peladao 2011 Queen. The overall winner will receive prizes and be involved in social work, and her team will earn the right to return to the competition if it was previously eliminated. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY SPORT SOCCER)