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Contents:

• EXPLORE GAY BRAZIL: OM GAY R TO PRAIA DO SANCHO, DISVER OUR 10 FAVOURE BRAZILIAN WONRS
• HOW IS THE GAY LIFE FORTALEZA? - FORTALEZA FOM
• WELE TO TEL AVIV, THE GAYT CY ON EARTH
• GAY SALVADOR
• THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS

EXPLORE GAY BRAZIL: OM GAY R TO PRAIA DO SANCHO, DISVER OUR 10 FAVOURE BRAZILIAN WONRS

Below we've piled a list of four of the most LGBTIQ+ iendly ci South Ameri, statns where gay, queer and trans travelers will fd thrivg muni and plenty to explore.

Argenta is socially liberal pared to most of s neighbors – was the first untry South Ameri to legalize gay marriage July 2010, and the lg also clud full adoptn rights. Each November, the cy hosts a large Pri ftival that attracts over 100, 000 people, and the ernment also vts and supports the LGBTIQ+ muny – an ternatnal gay bs and LGBT tourism nference lled Network360 tak place every Augt along wh the BADiversa week, which clus a variety of ftivals, events and ncerts.

The pal cy, Bogotá, is an excellent statn for LGBTIQ+ travelers who will fd a welg scene the Chapero neighborhood, home to gay hangouts like the bar/rtrants El Recreo Adán and Estación Cafe. Gay rights Uguay have long been rpected: homosexualy was crimalized 1934; anti-discrimatn laws have been place sce 2003; adoptn laws were enacted 2009, and gay marriage was legalized early 2013. In jt a few s, Chile has quickly evolved to havg major gay events and a strong queer culture, and December 2021 passg marriage equaly laws a landsli vote.

HOW IS THE GAY LIFE FORTALEZA? - FORTALEZA FOM

As a sign of solidary wh s LGBTIQ+ muny, the Palac la Moneda (the formal office of the print) central Santiago lights up wh rabow lors on May 17 for the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia (IDAHO). Santiago’s gay scene is large and maly ngregated to one area lled Bellavista, which harbors a mix of bars, clubs and rtrants. The eclectic dér rembl somethg om an LSD trip or Alice Wonrland, and the tablishment's self-proclaimed theme is “Pevian Transvte Kchen” – what the webse explas is a "tribute to the apocryphal Pevian miracle-worker followed by immigrants, prisoners, homosexuals, transsexuals and transvt, where margalized rage is weled and transformed to balm for tolerance and rpect.

Near to Santiago, you'll fd one of the largt gay clubs the whole of South Ameri, Il Divo, loted the nearby rort town of Viña l Mar. The LGBTQ-foced Pri Tours Chile do package trips for gay travelers to Santiago, which clu we tastg at the bt bogas.

Explore gay Brazil: om gay R to Praia do Sancho, disver our 10 favoure Brazilian wonrsStori > Iterari > Explore gay Brazil: om gay R to Praia do Sancho, disver our 10 favoure Brazilian wonrsThree parts natural wonr, two parts idyllic astle, one part smopolanism, and adornment of bronzed, rnival-ready bodi, Brazil serv up a potent blend that’ll make you giddy wh possibily. Photo: Joao TzannoLGBT travellers BrazilOne of the more liberal untri Lat Ameri, Brazil n be a haven for the gay muny. To fd our people, big ci are of urse the bt bet, wh R, São Plo and, to a lser extent, Salvador home to lively gay muni and a strong stock of gay bars, clubs and fés.

WELE TO TEL AVIV, THE GAYT CY ON EARTH

The tech takeover of hook-up and datg apps means there are fewer gay and lbian bars than the past, but opportuni to meet are better than ever. Outsi of the big three, other Brazilian ci to host annual gay pri events clu Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Florianópolis and even Mans – a cy ep the Amazon rart.

Inland slightly, Brazil’s stunng mountas and wildlife-packed forts prent more possibili, such as trekkg, bird watchg and swimmg epic R Janeiro gay scene has been alive and kickg sce the ‘gay ball’ heyday of the 1930s, a scene which still exists to the day. Carnival happens at the start of Mardi Gras and of urse tak the prize for top gay attractn, allowg for wild stum and heavily sequed self-exprsn!

GAY SALVADOR

Ftival season or not, start the party wh a trip to the Ipanema and Leblon neighbourhoods where gay R Janeiro together for gay venu, art galleri and fun shops. The culmatn of the yearly lendar for Gay Salvador Bahia is the huge rnival – one of the natn’s largt street events – when the entire cy outsi to appreciate mic, dance and culture as one.

To leave nothg to chance, schle your vis July for the town’s rnival when gay Buzs out full (and feathered) force.

Photo: Renan ArjoGay pri Sao Plo draws over four ln people om all over the world, makg South Ameri’s most important LGBTQ+ event and a Guns World Rerd tleholr for the largt party the world5.

THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS

There’s an event for whatever you’re lookg for, particularly on weekends when the bt gay nightclubs host live mic, drag shows, striptease and all-night DJ sets om global acts. In June, Gay pri Sao Plo draws over four ln people om all over the world, makg South Ameri’s most important LGBTQ+ event and a Guns World Rerd tle holr for the largt party the world. Gay Florianopolis liv on after rnival, wh gay celebratns such as Parada da Diversida (diversy para) and Pop Gay drag petn rryg the torch.

An easy-gog seasi regn, Santa Catara is pretty open-md when to same-sex relatnships wh anti-homophobia laws place sce 2009. Foz do Iguaçu is the clost cy to the park but there are also many towns terg to tourists around the park, all regard as gay iendly.

While you n’t expect a party while lodgg the regn, there are several mixed gay hangouts and gay-iendly hotels to be found, such as Concept Dign Hostel & Su and Space Free Dance River | Photo: P Sayrol8. Atalaia Beach is another unrwater paradise, requirg a one-hour trek to reach a seri of natural pools basked by tropil fish, octopi and more you won’t fd any LGBT servic or official gay bars on the archipelago, pleasgly, the hotels, bars and rtrants on Noronha are all small sle and gay-iendly. It’s also easy to create your own gay paradise while island-hoppg by turng any isolated beach to an impromptu queer hotspot if you so wish!

Loted two hours north of R Janeiro by r is the cy of Juiz Fora, which has hosted the Miss Gay Brazil ntt for the past 35 years.