Thomas Locke Hobbs

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Sao Paulo´s Gay Pride Parade

Yesterday´s Gay Pride Parade in São Paulo attracted 1.8 million people according to the police. Things got started at 1pm and lasted til well past 10pm. Parade is a misnomer. Massive, wild street party would be a better description. Trio Electricos, 18-wheeler trucks outfitted with massive sound systems, pumped out techno music and inched their way 40 blocks along Ave. Paulista and to downtown while revelers danced and followed in their trail. There were lots of straights just to enjoy the party and spectacle. The cheap booze, lack of open container laws, and light police presence made the party wild and a little out of control. New York and San Francisco´s parades seem small and staid in comparison.

And of course there were lots of drag queens:




Capitalism at work:
The free market provides more booze than toilets.

Dancing on the Trio Electrico. Made in Brazil has lots more photos in daytime and nighttime. Folha de São Paulo has an overview article, in Portuguese. Finally, here are my 2004 NYC Gay Pride pictures.

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