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LGBT tourism in friendly Argentina on the rise and down in Brazil

Wednesday, February 6th 2019 - 09:19 UTC
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Argentina and Brazil had always been competing. This is not only true for soccer, but also for tourism. Anti-LGBT policies in the making in Brazil may contribute to an even bigger growth for tourism from this sector for Argentina. Read full article

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  • DemonTree

    Shame there were no rainbow stripes when I was there.

    It's a bit of a double whammy for Brazil, because the Zika epidemic must put off young straight couples from visiting.

    Feb 06th, 2019 - 10:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Enrique Massot

    Not everything is lost for Argentina. While the domestic economy tanks, the LGTBQ sector is thriving thanks to positive advances made possible by progressive laws enacted a few years ago and the social action of citizen groups working to spread knowledge and reduce prejudice.

    Too bad Brazil is painfully regressing at this time, but let's hope the real nature of the country of the samba ends up surfacing again.

    Feb 08th, 2019 - 05:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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