Gay district sao paulo
Gay São Paulo
Many of the world's major cities have really come out of the closet in the last decade or so, but none more than São Paulo. Its first Gay Movement in only attracted about two thousand people, but ten years later it already had about million participants, making it the world's biggest gay celebration. A few days before that major event in , about one million evangelical Christians protested against homosexuality, but that just may have inspired the city's gay and gay-friendly population to come out stronger, with over three times the number of people in the gay celebration. By , as many as 5 million people participated in the event. With over 10 million residents, São Paulo has more people than many countries. As you'd expect in such a big metropolis, there is a variety of restaurants, bars, and clubs to enjoy. You'll find that many of the nightlife hotspots are hip yet refreshingly unpretentious, and in the Jardins district you'll see flyers advertising the special parties at the biggest clubs.
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São Paulo is famous across the globe for its Parada do Orgulho, the largest gay pride procession in the world. However, compared to its tropical brother Rio de Janeiro, foreigners know very petty about Latin America&#;s largest and most populous city.
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Gay nightlife in Sampa, as São Paulo is also known, rivals major cities like New York and London. (One could even argue the city&#;s gay nightlife surpasses any lgbtq+ club in the US or Europe.) By time, São Paulo offers world-class gastronomy, visual arts, and architecture.
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