Rio gay march hits the beach - Democratic Underground

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Rio gay march hits the beach

Rio de Janeiro - Tens of thousands of Brazilians marched and danced from one famous Rio beach to another on Sunday to celebrate gay pride and encourage legal reforms to give homosexuals more rights in South America's largest country.

Organisers of the march said 500 000 people participated, but authorities had no immediate comment on the size of the crowd heading from Copacabana Beach to neighbouring Ipanema Beach.

Dancing to techno music blaring from sound trucks, some participants were decked out in drag while others wore elaborate carnival costumes or their swimming costumes in sunny, 28-degree Celsius weather.

http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1549058,00.html

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