Brazil

Like all our resources, our Brazil resources were recommended by Fulbrighters from the host country. Because of the vast and thorough resource collection the 2018-2019 cohort provided, we have broken them down by city and have copied their recommendations nearly verbatim. Please contact us if you have updated information or would like to be in touch with a grantee in particular.

 

Centro-Oeste

Goiânia

South

Bagé
Ponta Grossa

 

The below page catalogues resources for all of Brazil.

Community

Social events, entertainment, bars, festivals, cafes, bookstores, etc.

Political/Social Environment

Resources assessing queer- and trans-friendliness in your country

Legal

Laws that are accepting or discriminatory and legal resources specifically for LGBTQ persons

  • Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF)  the supreme court in Brazil voted that Homophobia is now a criminal offense in 2019

  • NGO (1st LGBT org in Brazil) in Bahia that has a lot of queer narrative, history, and policy work.

Housing

Health

Medical resources for LGBTQ persons in your community (special clinics, testing, treatment, pharmacies, etc.)

Culture

Podcasts, literature, movies, music, etc.

  • Pabllo Vittar….. The one….. The only

  • Gloria Groove

  • Jaloo

  • Liniker e os caramelows

  • Anavitoria

  • Daniela Mercury e Elis Regina (RIP) are iconic sapatãos; oldies but goodies.

  • Linn da Quebrada

  • Aretuza Lovi

Language

How to include trans/gender-nonbinary people in conversations in your country’s language(s)

  • Terminology

    • Gay, Veado, Bicha, Barbi, Poc

    • Lesbica, Sapatão (butch) e Sapatilha (femme) 

    • Trans, Travesti/Transexual

    • Padrao- heteronormative/homonormative

    • Ativo/Passivo/Versatil

    • Arrasar- “To slay”

    • Mana- “sis”

    • Pajuba- queer/yoruba slang, used in trans/drag/black/NE communities

    • Não-binario/a

    • Maricona (not as offensive as it is in Spanish, how older gays might refer to themselves/other older gays).

    • Asking for someone’s pronouns:

      • Qual e o seu nome preferido? or Quais são seus pronomes preferidos?

Race & Ethnicity

Religion & Spirituality