Rio de Janeiro’s 20th Gay Pride Parade
People took part in Rio de Janeiro’s 20th Gay Pride Parade to fight for justice and a more inclusive society that recognizes equal rights for the LGBT community.
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People took part in Rio de Janeiro’s 20th Gay Pride Parade to fight for justice and a more inclusive society that recognizes equal rights for the LGBT community.
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Organizers billed the nine-day-long event as a sort of indigenous Olympics. But for many of the participants from some 20 countries, the sports themselves appear to be taking a back seat to what they say really matters — cross-cultural sharing and learning.
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The number of people affected by the rain in Rio Grande do Sul in the past 15 days increased to 47,271, according to data released by the Civil Defense.
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The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup continues Sunday in Espinho, Portugal. Here is a look at the games so far.
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The Virada Cultural is a cultural party that offers 24 hours of uninterrupted attractions such as music, dance, cooking, theatre, exhibitions of art and history and other forms of expression on stages around Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Hundreds of thousands gather every year on Avenida Paulista in Sao Paulo for Brazil’s Gay Pride Parade, one of the world’s largest. This year’s parade took place Sunday, June 7.
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Surfers from around the world compete in the 2015 Oi Rio Pro World Surf League competition at Barra da Tijuca beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The day is still dark when Edmo Rodrigues da Costa sets out in his 20-foot fishing boat, carefully maneuvering around clumps of trash and mounds of putrid sludge in the sewage-infested waters of Rio de Janeiro’s Guanabara Bay.
For 30 years, Costa has trolled the bay that will host Olympic sailing events in 2016, setting his nets by the pink dawn light, hoping to catch sea bass, Atlantic bigeyes and shrimp.
But slowly, year after year, the catches have diminished.
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