São Paulo City Hall Extends Registration Period for Collective Same-sex Marriage

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The egalitarian collective marriage, aimed at LGBT people of São Paulo, had its registration period extended until this Thursday, October 3rd. The event still has no confirmed date, but it is expected to occur in the first two weeks of November in the center of the city.

The project, created in 2017 by the Municipal Secretariat of Human Rights and Citizenship, is aimed at people with no financial means to pay for a ceremony. According to the agency, the initiative aims to show the population of São Paulo that “the most important thing is to foster a culture of respect,” regardless of “sexual orientation or gender identity.”

In addition, the folder emphasizes that the intention is to strengthen the right to homosexual marriage, guaranteed by Justice since May 2013, through Resolution 175 of the National Council of Justice (CNJ).

Interested couples can register at one of the four LGBT Citizenship Centers in the municipality. The documents necessary (all originals) are an updated birth certificate, ID card, Tax Registration Number (CPF), proof of address and the Employment Registration Booklet. See below the addresses:

Luiz Carlos Ruas LGBT Citizenship Center (Central Region)
Rua General Jardim, n° 660 – sala 32 a

Luana Barbosa dos Reis LGBT Citizenship Centre (Northern Region)
Centenary Square, 43 – Casa Verde

LGBT Citizenship Centre Laura Vermont (Eastern Region)
Avenida Nordestina, 496 – São Miguel Paulista

LGBT Citizenship Centre Edson Neris (Southern Region)
Rua São Benedito, 408 – Santo Amaro

Source: Estadão