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| Rio Gay Pride aims to tackle Brazilian 'homophobia' | Rio Gay Pride aims to tackle Brazilian 'homophobia' |
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| Huge crowds have been taking part in Rio de Janeiro's Gay Pride parade. | Huge crowds have been taking part in Rio de Janeiro's Gay Pride parade. |
| Organisers Grupo Arco-Iris (Rainbow Group) were expecting more than one million people to join the carnival-inspired event on Copacabana beach. | |
| Mothers of gay men and women opened the parade, which this year aimed to highlight the issue of homophobia in Brazilian society. | Mothers of gay men and women opened the parade, which this year aimed to highlight the issue of homophobia in Brazilian society. |
| Grupo Arco-Iris says 266 people were killed in Brazil last year because of their sexual orientation. | Grupo Arco-Iris says 266 people were killed in Brazil last year because of their sexual orientation. |
| "The Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender community spends most of the year in Brazil hiding, deprived of many of their rights," Arco-Iris president Julio Moreira told Jornal do Brasil newspaper. | "The Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender community spends most of the year in Brazil hiding, deprived of many of their rights," Arco-Iris president Julio Moreira told Jornal do Brasil newspaper. |
| Carnival atmosphere | Carnival atmosphere |
| Rio is widely seen as a liberal city, and many families join the party every year. | Rio is widely seen as a liberal city, and many families join the party every year. |
| But campaign groups say there is a lot to be done mainly in smaller towns and cities across the country. | But campaign groups say there is a lot to be done mainly in smaller towns and cities across the country. |
| "We need to discuss this issue in the schools and in the National Congress," Mr Moreira said. | "We need to discuss this issue in the schools and in the National Congress," Mr Moreira said. |
| Rio's 17th Gay Pride is backed by the local government and has a true carnival atmosphere, which attracts foreign tourists and visitors from other parts of Brazil. | Rio's 17th Gay Pride is backed by the local government and has a true carnival atmosphere, which attracts foreign tourists and visitors from other parts of Brazil. |
| "There is no prejudice in our hearts, but love instead," is the theme. | "There is no prejudice in our hearts, but love instead," is the theme. |
| Fifteen sound-trucks, playing carnival music, have been placed along Copacabana's famous seaside boulevard, Avenida Atlantica. | Fifteen sound-trucks, playing carnival music, have been placed along Copacabana's famous seaside boulevard, Avenida Atlantica. |
| Many of the participants were wearing typical carnival costumes. | Many of the participants were wearing typical carnival costumes. |
| "I am here to campaign for homophobia to become a crime under Brazilian law," said school teacher Katya Furacao. | "I am here to campaign for homophobia to become a crime under Brazilian law," said school teacher Katya Furacao. |
| "And to demand equal rights to marriage," added the teacher, who dressed as Brazilian 1940's Hollywood star Carmen Miranda for the parade. | "And to demand equal rights to marriage," added the teacher, who dressed as Brazilian 1940's Hollywood star Carmen Miranda for the parade. |