Portugal’s first shelter for trans migrants produces winner of Brazilian music video award
After winning several auditions, including for a Madonna video, Aquila Correia was close to realising her dreams in Portugal, after...
February 19, 2021Topic
LGBT
Association Notes 175 Transsexuals Killed in Brazil in 2020, Denounces Underreporting
Brazil registered 175 murders of transsexuals in 2020, according to the National Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals of Brazil's (ANTRA)...
January 29, 2021
Rio’s Mayor Orders Ban of Marvel Comic Book Featuring Gay Kiss
Calling the publication unfit to be seen by children and unsuitable for minors, Rio de Janeiro’s mayor, Marcelo Crivella, has...
September 6, 2019
Four Women Murdered Every Day in Brazil in 2019
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - In a disturbing new report from the Inter-American Commission on...
February 6, 2019
1.5 Million Gather for Rio’s LGBTI Parade at Copacabana Beach
By Nelson Belen, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Supporters of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI)...
October 1, 2018
Rio’s 23rd LGBTI Pride Parade to Take Place this Sunday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Sunday, September 30th, thousands of people will gather at...
September 28, 2018
Rio’s Second Marginal Film Festival Begins this Wednesday
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – This Wednesday, September 19th, the second ‘Mostra do Filme Marginal’...
September 18, 2018
March in Central Rio to Mark 120 Days Since Marielle Franco’s Murder
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Starting at 4PM, this Thursday, July 12th there will be...
July 12, 2018
Brazil Establishes National Pact Against LGBT Violence
The Ministry of Human Rights established a National Pact against LGBT-POV (violence against lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals, and transvestites) last...
May 23, 2018