Thousands gather on Copacabana Beach for Rio de Janeiro Pride

Thousands of LGBTQ+ people and allies gathered on Copacabana Beach for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s annual Pride parade. 

On Sunday (24 November), rainbow-emblazoned flags, towels and fans lined the iconic two-and-a-half-mile beach in celebration of the queer community in the country during Rio de Janeiro Pride. 

This year, one of the march’s themes was sustainability. A banner on a truck read, “Environmental justice will only be possible with racial and social justice, gender equality, and sexual diversity.”

Brazil has navigated several environmental challenges this year, including floods in southern Rio Grande do Sul, wildfires across the country, and a record drought in the Amazon rainforest. 

Alexia Soutinho, a 23-year-old student, said: “If we can’t respect the environment, how can we respect others?”

But amid the dancing and singing in the

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