It's not only a much safer place, but it's also become one of the more gay friendly countries in Latin America. When we visited in 2017, so much had changed. It was a dangerous place to travel and tourists were advised not to come here. When Stefan first travelled to South America in 2005, Colombia was off limits.
Read more about gay life in Argentina with our interview with Juan from Buenos Aires and why we think Argentina is one of the most gay friendly places in the world. Weather wise it's ideal because it's after the cold winter months (remember seasons are inverted south of the Equator line), and warm enough to wear those hot pants… Unlike most other gay prides in Latin America, BA's is in November not June, which makes it unique. Around 200,000 people attend to watch our Porteño gay sisters sashay their way around the streets of Argentina's big capital, starting from the famous “Casa Rosada” pink governmental palace – where Evita/Madonna famously sang “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina”. The gay pride of BA is called the “Marcha del Orgullo a Pride” and takes place in November. Not to mention the fact that the Porteño boys (local name for the people of BA) are simply smoking hot! We love the gay scene of Palermo as well as the rich tango culture in San Telmo including many queer tango “milongas” (tango dance halls). Buenos Aires Pride in Argentinaīuenos Aires is one of our favourite cities. The cast even attended the 2016 parade and had their own raunchy float:Ī fun night out of dressing up at Reinas gay bar in Puerto Vallarta. We got excited when one of our favourite Netflix shows, “Sense8” used Sao Paolo pride for sexy Lito to come out, then publicly kiss Hernando in front of everybody. We recommend checking their Facebook events page for the most up-to-date information about the next event.
Today the São Paulo Pride has mushroomed into one mammoth colourful pink event, whilst still retaining a strong political stance, particularly in light of the high levels of homophobic violence across the country. It all began in 1997 as a modest political march by the LGBTQ “Paulistas” (local nickname for the people of São Paulo). In all lists about the largest gay pride events, the “Parada do Orgulho LGBT de São Paulo” always comes out on top: it is famous for having the largest gay pride festival in the world, with estimates of around 5 million people attending – simply incredible! 5 Bogota Pride in Colombia São Paulo Pride in Brazil