Oct 15, 2007Quickie Link: Rio’s Gay Pride Parade Draws 800,000
By vanrozenheim
(Brazil) - More than 800,000 people participated in Sunday’s Gay pride parade in Rio de Jainero along the famous Copacabana Beach. Politicians such as Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral and tens of thousands tourists were among the revelers at the 12th annual parade. Despite the relatively cool temperatures many participants were scantily clad as they danced to samba music and waved the rainbow flag. The celebrations also took on a serious note, with a call to Brazil’s congress for a bill against homophobia, same sex-marriage the right for sexual self-determination. According to human rights groups in Brazil up to 2,582 Gays have been murdered in the past 10 years.
