Sao paulo gay area
Finding gay men in South America&#;s largest city can be difficult, but not impossible if you recognize where to look. Scroll down for a neighborhood-by-neighborhood breakdown. Or, click the button below to view the Google Map of Gay Sao Paulo.
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Frei Caneca / Consolação
Also known as &#;Gay Caneca&#; this is an LGBT-friendly (or some might declare LGBT-dominated) section of the Consolação neighborhood. Its borders are roughly defined by the massive and bustling Avenida Paulista and the very gay and very cruisey Shopping Frei Caneca.
Nightlife in Frei Caneca remains anchored by long-standing late hours club Aloka which also reflects the youthful essence of the neighborhood.
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Largo do Arouche / Centro
Much like New York City&#;s West Village in the s, Largo do Arouche is dirty, a bit dangerous, but never monotonous. Easily walkable in 15 minutes, this &#;gayborhood&#; flourishes as a home for the entire queer rainbow. Bears, daddies, lesbians, and transsexuals are equally at home. Bars and clubs in Largo do Arouche are all about having a cheap
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Sao Paulo, Brazil’s financial capital, is home to over 12 million people and boasts a huge same-sex attracted scene. The city has incredible gay nightlife and hosting the world’s largest gay Pride event. Furthermore, it is home to some of the world’s biggest gay clubs.
Many of the world’s main cities have become more gay-friendly in the past several decades, but Sao Paulo has done so much more than most. Even though Rio often overshadows Sao Paulo on the international gay party scene (and is up there with Sitges, Paris and Puerto Vallarta), Sampa (short for São Paulo) is worth visiting, especially if you like going out and having wild nights with beautiful people.
Frei Caneca Street is the most famous gay road in the city; it runs from Paulista Street to Augusta Street. The carnival-like São Paulo Queer Pride Parade gathers around four million beautiful people, all flooding P
Gay São Paulo
Many of the world's major cities have really come out of the closet in the last decade or so, but none more than São Paulo. Its first Gay Identity festival in only attracted about two thousand people, but ten years later it already had about million participants, making it the world's biggest gay pride. A few days before that major event in , about one million evangelical Christians protested against homosexuality, but that just may have inspired the city's gay and gay-friendly population to come out stronger, with over three times the number of people in the gay celebration. By , as many as 5 million people participated in the event. With over 10 million residents, São Paulo has more people than many countries. As you'd expect in such a big metropolis, there is a variety of restaurants, bars, and clubs to enjoy. You'll find that many of the nightlife hotspots are hip yet refreshingly unpretentious, and in the Jardins district you'll see flyers advertising the special parties at the biggest clubs.
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São Paulo is famous across the globe for its Parada accomplish Orgulho, the largest gay lgbtq+ fest parade in the world. However, compared to its tropical brother Rio de Janeiro, foreigners grasp very little about Latin America&#;s largest and most populous city.
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Gay nightlife in Sampa, as São Paulo is also known, rivals major cities like New York and London. (One could even argue the city&#;s gay nightlife surpasses any gay club in the US or Europe.) By daytime, São Paulo offers world-class gastronomy, visual arts, and architecture.
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