Recife (Brazil)

Community

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

  • Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

    • Lots of queer visibility on campus and in the community

    • Contact us for a ETA point of contact.

  • Parada da Diversidade in September on Avenida Boa Viagem

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

Housing

Health

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

Culture

Podcasts, literature, movies, music, etc.

Language

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

Race & Ethnicity

Religion & Spirituality

Like all our resources, our Brazil resources were recommended by Fulbrighters in the host country. Because of the vast and thorough resource collection the Brazil cohort of 2018-19 provided, we have copied their recommendations nearly verbatim. Please contact us if you have updated information.