Articles tagged with: Gay
Lesbian life in Brazil
Carolina Derivi is an Environmental journalist based in São Paulo, where she lives with her partner of six years, Mariana. In this interview she offers a vivid and passionate portrait of the challenges and pleasures …
Dzi Croquettes – Rio’s revolutionary cabaret
Picture this: in the early seventies, the worst moment of the military rule that installed censorship and strict morality, 13 hairy guys from Rio would wear heavy make up, high heels and miniskirts on a stage.
Big Brother and same sex union reveal a tolerant Brazil
Jean Wyllys, a journalist born in a poor family in the countryside of Bahia, is one of the main leaders of the Brazilian gay movement today. In the last few days he was all over …
Getting to know Brazil – a reading tour
By Jim Shattuck*
When I travel I like to do a bit of reading before I leave to give me a little better insight into the country or countries I will be visiting. Not so much …
One Brazilian gay killed every two days
A student was shot during the 15th edition of the Rio Gay Pride Parade. Two boys were insulted and heavily beaten by upper class teenagers at Avenida Paulista, one of São Paulo’s postcards. These two …
Tolerant neighbors (sort of)
Brazilians have prejudices, but are among the most tolerant populations of the world. This is one of the conclusions you can draw from the graphs produced by the World Values Society. It is a worldwide …
