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Gay Brazilians targeted in deadly stickups, lured by dating apps
CAMBUQUIRA, Brazil — It was June 12, Lover’s Day in Brazil. Leo Nunes, 24, had spent a few days talking to someone he met on Hornet, a famous gay dating app, before arranging their first encounter in Sao Paulo’s middle-class Sacoma neighborhood.
A security camera captured the moment that two men on a motorcycle showed up in the passage where he was waiting, grabbed his phone and shot him dead.
The Nunes family, who common details of the investigation with Reuters, said one suspect had been arrested. Sao Paulo police said they are investigating the shooting as a robbery resulting in a homicide, but did not provide further information or establish if there had been an arrest.
Nunes was one of at least five gay men killed since March 2024 after planning encounters through dating apps in Brazil, according to news reports. Dozens more victims have described on social media suffering armed robberies after being lured by fake profiles on gay dating apps.
Police have also warned of “love cons” involving straight men lured into kidnappings, without providing figures.
The string of murders and assaults has shaken the male lover
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For years one of the largest LGTBQ Pride parades in the nature has taken place in the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. Last year an estimated three million revelers showed up. Such awareness comes while Brazil is under the grip of the virulently anti-gay president Jair Bolsonaro and the LGTBQ people faces an raise in hate crimes and missing transgender persons, as we documented in this podcast earlier in the Bolsonaro administration.
It’s hard to believe of another region in the planet where openly LGBTQ artists are so dominant in every facet of the music world, whether it be folk or funk. This year’s Parada execute Orgulho LGBT+ de São Paulo switched to a virtual form due to COVID-19 -- organizers are hoping they can have a physical event in November. In the meantime, here’s a look at just a few of the many renowned LGBTQ artists from Brazil’s music scene.
1. Ney Matogrosso
Queer widespread music in Brazil can be traced all the way back to 1903. In the 1970s, Brazilian singer/songwriters prefer Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil explored queer themes in their music. But it was gender-bending glam singer Nay Matogrosso who actually came out of the closet i
Brazil is the largest and most populated country in South America and Brazilians are well established to be friendly to foreigners, welcoming them as if they were their friends. Brazil is a paradise for visitors since the country has such a diverse offering. Incredible beaches, jungle, cold weather in the hills, adventure, desert landscapes and mega cities are just a rare of the things awaiting visitors to Brazil. Even traveling from the south to the north is a different experience due to the unique cultures start in a country of its size. In fact, this diversity can even be a tradition shock for Brazilians themselves traveling their own country. When it comes to finding LGBTQ+ friendly destinations in Brazil, the options are quite varied, but they are mainly located along the east coast and in major capitals, even inland. Today Amazonas and Pantanal bring Adventure and Sustainability destinations. In the South of Brazil, Canyons are the recent attraction for our LGBTQ+ tourists.
Diversity is a highlight in Brazil and with its size and different cultures, LGBTQ+ acceptance can vary from region to region. There are, however, plenty of different places for the Queer community to explo
Sexuality, Culture and Politics: The Journey of Male Homosexuality in Brazilian Anthropology*
Sérgio CarraraI; Júlio Assis SimõesII
Icarrara@ims.uerj.br
IIjuliosimoes@uol.com.br
Translated by Thaddeus Gregory Blanchette
Translated from Cadernos Pagu, Campinas, n.28 p. 65-99, Jan./June 2007.
ABSTRACT
The present article inquires into the ways in which a presumed Brazilian "managing" of sexual categories or identities (mainly comparable to male homosexuality) has been conceived of in anthropology since the conclusion of the 1970, sometimes becoming an axis for building and maintaining a national identity characterized as exotic, backward and non-Western. We also trace parallels between two historical moments of reflection regarding the links between sexuality, society and politics, briefly proofreading some of the ahead theoretical and empirical contributions that prefigure the pivotal concerns and conceptualizations of today's sexuality studies: the instability and fluidity of sexual identities and the entanglement of sexuality with dynamic and contextual might relationships and social h