SAO PAULO, May 5 (UPI) -- The Gay Pride Parade of Sao Paulo, Brazil, regarded by many as the world’s largest, drew over 100,000 spectators Sunday, police said.
The mission of the 18th annual parade sought the criminalization of homophobia. A founder of the parade, Nelson Matias, deflected criticism it had become less overtly political and more of a block party by commenting, “The parade itself is political. Our success is to show resistance.”