Festival season is another excuse for a party, with February’s Mardi Gras and June’s Pride Parade taking the festivities from street to beach. The Rio de Janeiro gay scene has been alive and kicking since the ‘gay ball’ heyday of the 1930s, a scene which still exists to the day. Inland slightly, Brazil’s stunning mountains and wildlife-packed forests present more possibilities, such as trekking, bird watching and swimming in epic surroundings.
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The city’s local beaches, such as Ipanema and Copacabana, offer opportunities to mingle with the LGBTQ+ community with the additional option of full nudity on Abricó Beach or something a bit naughtier at Farme de Amoedo. Moments from both sea and rainforest, Rio offers all manner of adventure excursions.
Once voted the sexiest city on Earth among LGBTQ+ people, Rio has since become a hotspot for queer folk with a love of dance parties and all-over tans. Our first Brazilian wonder lies among the people in the carnival capital of the world, Rio de Janeiro. Follow local guides and events listings to discover regular gay events, parties and festivals running throughout the year. If in doubt while travelling around the country, the capital cities within each state are most likely to offer LGBTQ+ meeting points. Outside of the big three, other Brazilian cities to host annual gay pride events include Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Florianópolis and even Manaus – a city deep in the Amazon rainforest. Mixed crowds and all-welcome affairs are common in bars and clubs, where dancing in good company is the main agenda. The tech takeover of hook-up and dating apps means there are fewer gay and lesbian bars than in the past, but opportunities to meet are better than ever. To find our people, big cities are of course the best bet, with Rio, São Paulo and, to a lesser extent, Salvador home to lively gay communities and a strong stock of gay bars, clubs and cafés. Although ‘machismo’ culture is prevalent and locals in rural towns may disapprove of same-sex couples, this shouldn’t put you off what is otherwise a welcoming and diverse nation.
One of the more liberal countries in Latin America, Brazil can be a haven for the gay community.