Vicosa (Brazil)

Community

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

  • Universidade Federal de Vicosa (UFV)

    • Campus is very LGBT+ friends, you can often see lgbt+ couples walking down the reta holding hands. 

    • About ¼ - ⅓ of Letras students are LGBTQ+ 

  • Although there are no specific LGBTQ+ specific bars/clubs in Vicosa the LGBTQ+ community/ Republicas plans a lot of parties (usually publicized on Instagram and FaceBook):

  • Some great bars that often have a lot of LGBTQ+ folks hanging out there include Teddys and Leao.

Political/Social Environment

Resources assessing queer- and trans-friendliness in your country

  • Most areas of the city are safe, especially the Centro and Ramos neighborhoods. Regardless of how safe the city might be it is always to be aware of what is going on around you.

Legal

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

Housing

  • In addition, there is an Embaixadores Program that supports international students transition to UFV and into the Vicosa community.

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.

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