Parada do Orgulho GLBT de São Paulo
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São Paulo LGBT Pride Parade is an annual gay pride
parade that happens in Avenida Paulista, in the city of São Paulo
, Brazil
, since 1997. In the year of 2006, it was considered the biggest pride parade of the world
by the Guinness Book of World Records. In 2010, the city hall
of São Paulo invested R$ 1 million reais in the parade. The event
is the second largest of the city, after only Formula One
.
The Pride and its associated events are organized by the APOGLBT, Associação da Parada do Orgulho de Gays, Lesbicas, Bissexuais e Travestis e Transexuais, since its foundation in 1999. The march is the event's main activity and the one that draws the biggest attention to the press
, the Brazil
ian authorities as well as to the hundreds of thousands of curious people that line themselves along the parade's route
. In 2009, 3.2 million people attended the 13th annual São Paulo Gay Pride Parade.
The meeting point is at the Museum of Art of São Paulo (MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo) right at the middle of São Paulo's postcard Avenida Paulista. Even though the meeting time is at 12 noon, the parade doesn't start to move before 2 or 3 PM. The parade is 2.6 miles long (4.2 km) and starts at Avenida Paulista (MASP), at around noon. It takes the Rua da Consolação, to end at Rooselvelt Square, in Downtown São Paulo, at around 10 PM.
Strongly supported by the State and the City of São Paulo government
authorities, the event counts with a solid security
plan
. These are last year's numbers: approximately 2,000 policemen, two mobile police station
s for immediate reporting of occurrences, 30 equipped ambulance
s, 55 nurses, 46 medical physician
s, three hospital
camps with 80 bed
s.
The São Paulo Gay Pride Parade is heavily supported by the federal government
as well as by the Governor
of São Paulo and the City Major
. Many politicians show up to open the main event and the government not rarely parades with a float with politician
s on top of it. Caixa Econômica Federal
, a government bank and Petrobrás
, Brazil's oil firm, have already reaffirmed their commitment to backup the event and its diversity, funding once again the event.
In the Pride the city usually receives about 400,000 tourists and moves between R$ 180 million and R$ 190 million.
The first parade in 1997 gathered around 2,000 participants, according to the Military Police. The ninth parade gathered over 2.5 million people according to the police and 3 million according to the organizer
s.
The MP, which traditionally counts the number of participants at major public events, does not release their estimates for attendance at the parade since then, which caused the omission of the Parade from the 2008 issue of Guinness that requires official sources for record
s regarding attendance at events. According to the police, it would be impossible to count the number of people attending an event with a "floating population." There has been controversy about the exact number of participants.
Gay pride
LGBT pride or gay pride is the concept that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity...
parade that happens in Avenida Paulista, in the city of São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, since 1997. In the year of 2006, it was considered the biggest pride parade of the world
World
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by the Guinness Book of World Records. In 2010, the city hall
City hall
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of São Paulo invested R$ 1 million reais in the parade. The event
Festival
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is the second largest of the city, after only Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
.
The Pride and its associated events are organized by the APOGLBT, Associação da Parada do Orgulho de Gays, Lesbicas, Bissexuais e Travestis e Transexuais, since its foundation in 1999. The march is the event's main activity and the one that draws the biggest attention to the press
News media
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, the Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian authorities as well as to the hundreds of thousands of curious people that line themselves along the parade's route
Route
Route may refer to:* Route or thoroughfare for transportation* Route number or road number*Trade route, a commonly used path for the passage of goods*Scenic route, a thoroughfare designated as scenic based on the scenery through which it passes...
. In 2009, 3.2 million people attended the 13th annual São Paulo Gay Pride Parade.
The meeting point is at the Museum of Art of São Paulo (MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo) right at the middle of São Paulo's postcard Avenida Paulista. Even though the meeting time is at 12 noon, the parade doesn't start to move before 2 or 3 PM. The parade is 2.6 miles long (4.2 km) and starts at Avenida Paulista (MASP), at around noon. It takes the Rua da Consolação, to end at Rooselvelt Square, in Downtown São Paulo, at around 10 PM.
Strongly supported by the State and the City of São Paulo government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
authorities, the event counts with a solid security
Security
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plan
Plan
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. These are last year's numbers: approximately 2,000 policemen, two mobile police station
Police station
A police station or station house is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms.- Facilities...
s for immediate reporting of occurrences, 30 equipped ambulance
Ambulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
s, 55 nurses, 46 medical physician
Physician
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s, three hospital
Hospital
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camps with 80 bed
Bed
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s.
The São Paulo Gay Pride Parade is heavily supported by the federal government
Federal government
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as well as by the Governor
Governor
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of São Paulo and the City Major
Major
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. Many politicians show up to open the main event and the government not rarely parades with a float with politician
Politician
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s on top of it. Caixa Econômica Federal
Caixa Econômica Federal
Caixa Econômica Federal , also referred to as Caixa or CEF, is a Brazilian bank. It is the largest government-owned financial institution in Latin America. It is the largest bank in Brazil and in Latin America by assets....
, a government bank and Petrobrás
Petrobras
Petróleo Brasileiro or Petrobras is a semi-public Brazilian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest company in Latin America by market capitalization and revenue, and the largest company headquartered in the Southern Hemisphere by market...
, Brazil's oil firm, have already reaffirmed their commitment to backup the event and its diversity, funding once again the event.
In the Pride the city usually receives about 400,000 tourists and moves between R$ 180 million and R$ 190 million.
Participants
Organizer
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s.
The MP, which traditionally counts the number of participants at major public events, does not release their estimates for attendance at the parade since then, which caused the omission of the Parade from the 2008 issue of Guinness that requires official sources for record
World record
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s regarding attendance at events. According to the police, it would be impossible to count the number of people attending an event with a "floating population." There has been controversy about the exact number of participants.
| Year | Participants | |
|---|---|---|
| Organizers | Military Police | |
| 1997 | – | 2,000 |
| 1998 | – | 8,000 |
| 1999 | – | 35,000 |
| 2000 | 120,000 | 100,000 |
| 2001 | – | 200,000 |
| 2002 | 700,000 | 400,000 |
| 2003 | 1,000,000 | 800,000 |
| 2004 | 1,800,000 | 1,500,000 |
| 2005 | 2,500,000 | 1,800,000 |
| 2006 | 3,000,000 | 2,500,000 |
| 2007 | 3,500,000 | – |
| 2008 | 3,400,000 | – |
| 2009 | 3,100,000 | – |
| 2010 | 3,200,000 | – |
Slogans
- 1997 – "We are many, we are in every occupation"
- 1998 – "The rights of gays, lesbians and transvestites are human rights"
- 1999 – "Gay pride in Brazil, on the way of the year 2000"
- 2000 – "Celebrating the pride of living diversity"
- 2001 – "Embracing diversity"
- 2002 – "Educating for diversity"
- 2003 – "Building homosexual policies"
- 2004 – "We have family and pride"
- 2005 – "Civil partnership now. Equal rights! Neither more nor less"
- 2006 – "Homophobia is a crime! Sexual rights are human rights"
- 2007 – "For a world without racism, machismoMachismoMachismo, or machoism, is a word of Spanish and Portuguese origin that describes prominently exhibited or excessive masculinity. As an attitude, machismo ranges from a personal sense of virility to a more extreme male chauvinism...
and homophobia" - 2008 – "Homophobia kills! For a secular stateSecular stateA secular state is a concept of secularism, whereby a state or country purports to be officially neutral in matters of religion, supporting neither religion nor irreligion. A secular state also claims to treat all its citizens equally regardless of religion, and claims to avoid preferential...
de facto" - 2009 – "No homophobia, more citizenship – For the isonomy of rights!"
- 2010 – "Vote against homophobia, defend citizenship" (*2010 is election yearElections in BrazilBrazil elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected to a four-year term by the people. The National Congress has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies has 513 members, elected to a four-year term by proportional...
in Brazil)
See also
- List of LGBT events
- LGBT rights in Brazil
- Gay prideGay prideLGBT pride or gay pride is the concept that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people should be proud of their sexual orientation and gender identity...
- Gay pride paradeGay pride paradePride parades for the LGBT community are events celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender culture. The events also at times serve as demonstrations for legal rights such as same-sex marriage...