Florianópolis Gay Carnival (often just referred to as Floripa Gay Carnival) is a LGBT carnival located in Florianópolis, Brazil. The carnival includes the Pop Gay competition, a beauty contest for drag queens and transgender people. The Pop Gay Festival during Carnival and our pride parade, both with around 40,000 to 50,000 people.[1]
On Carnival Saturday, the samba schools parade includes many local gay revelers. Happening throughout the week are a variety of parties, drawing DJs and partygoers from throughout Brazil and abroad.
The Week International, one of the top gay nightclubs in both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, organizes an annual gay Carnival party event, transforming the gay-friendly Praia Mole Eco Village Resort and Spa into something like a big outdoor gay club, all just steps from the gay beach. Florianópolis has always been a favorite destination for gays from Brazil and South America, especially during summer.[2]
The Bar of Deca, is the most famous gay beach bar in Brazil, has DJs from 1 PM until well after the sunset in Summer, in Mole Beach, most frequented by LGBTs.[3]
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