by jay on October 5, 2009

The event on Monday sets the tone for the month preceding the celebration of diversity on November 1st.
The Teatro Carlos Gomes, located downtown Rio de Janeiro will stage the opening, to be held on October 5 at 19h, of the official programming for the 14th edition of the Rio de Janeiro LGBT Pride Parade. Among the attractions, the drums by Fina Batucada, a group formed by women, and singers Luis Capucho, Zeze Motta and Leila Maria; MC Serginho and Gazelle complete the show togehter with Lacraia who will debut as a DJ.
With the theme “I am entitled to live and love freely” campaign of the 14th Gay Pride LGBT-Rio 2009 reinforces the message for approval of a bill criminalizing homophobia by encouraging an online undersigning promoted by the campaign “No to Homophobia”. See site in Portuguese with further information www.naohomofobia.com.br.
The activist Claudio Nascimento invites everyone to participate in the event that make up the programming and fight for LGBT rights: “We had go of dark and gloomy images that refer to homophobia to use a more colorful layout for 2009 campaign. We will show the future we want to achieve, with peace, love, respect and above all, citizenship.
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Event: Opening of the Official Program of the 14th edition of the Pride Parade LGTB – Rio
Venue: Teatro Carlos Gomes – Praça Tiradentes, 19 Centro
Date: October 5, 2009
Time: 19h
Admission: R$ 1.99 (a dollar).
By Jay Lucas, from Rio de Janeiro
by jay on September 14, 2009
Copacabana Beach during Gay Pride Rio
The official program of the 14th LGBT Pride Parade in Rio de Janeiro has just been released.
The calendar for the events in Rio will be as follows:
Date: October 5, at 7 PM
Venue: Teatro Carlos Gomes – Centro
Opening show of the 14th. LGBT Pride Parade-Rio 2009
Date: October 5 to November 5
Location: Galeria do Centro Cultural Sergio POrto – Humaitá
Exhibition: “Our history, our strength, our voice: 14 years of LGBT Pride Parade-Rio”
Date: October 9 and 10, 2 PM – 10 PM
Location: Castelinho Flamengo and other locations to be confirmed.
Movies Shows Metaphors of Diversity
Date: October 9, from 11:30 PM
Local: Cine Ideal – Downtown Rio
Ideal National Pride with DJ Edson Pride and singer Joe Welsh
Date October 11, from 11:30 PM
Local: Cine Ideal – Downtown
Cine Ideal with pride, with DJs Dupla Altar
Date: October 14, 21 and 28 – 7 PM
Location: Sala Cecília Meirelles – Auditorium Guiomar Novaes – Lapa
Parade and Program Volunteers Meeting
Date: October 22 to 25 – 7 PM
Venue: Teatro Gláucio Gil – Copacabana
Self-Portraits – shows Resgate da Cultura Transformista do Rio
Date: October 26 to 30, 3 PM to 10 PM
Location: Castelinho Flamengo and other sites to confirm
Cycle Arco-Iris Thinking LGBT Citizenship and
State Seminar on AIDS and LGBT Health
Date: October 27 and 28 – 7 PM
Location: Sala Baden Powell – Copacabana
Voices of Diversity – musical show with LGBT singers
Date: October 29 – 9 PM
Local: Cine Ideal – Center
Official Opening Celebration and Party – 14th LGBT Pride Parade Rio – 2009
Date: October 30 – 8 PM
Venue: Teatro João Caetano – Downtown
8th Arco-Iris Awards for Human Rights
Date: October 31, from 10 AM to 10 PM
Location: Terreirão Samba and Centro de Artes Calouste Gulbenkian – Downtown (to be confirmed)
Culture Fair Arco-iris LGBT
Lesbifest – Festival of Culture and Diversity among lesbians and bisexual women
Date: October 31, at 10 PM
Location: Night Club 1140 – Praça Seca – Jacarepaguá
Pre-Parade Party
Date: November 1, 9 AM to 6 PM
Location: Copacabana, Posto 6
Action Pride, Citizenship and Human Rights (stalls and information services for the general population)
Date: November 1, at 1 PM
Location: Copacabana, Posto 6
14th LGBT Pride Parade-Rio 2009
Date: November 1, at 10 PM
Location: Le Boy – Copacabana
Closing Party of the 14th LGBT Pride Parade – Rio 2009