Now playing Next no comment Watch: 'We are all equal': Thousands take to Rio's streets for Pride Participants at the 28th edition of the Gay Pride Parade along Brazil's Copacabana beach spoke of the need for respect as equals after years of government prohibiting the rights of the LGBTQA+ community. 20/11/2023
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Now playing Next no comment WATCH: Brazil soapbox lovers challenge each other in traditional race Enthusiasts of gravity racers or soapboxes - motorless vehicles which are raced on a downhill road - face each other in a race in Brazil's Belo Horizonte during the Virada Cultural festival. 21/08/2023
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