Brazilian Gay Prides´ Calendar 2009

Today is the Gay Pride in the capital of the country "Brasilia" for this special occasion I take a chance to publish some dates of Gay Prides which will be taking places. Actually the parties have begun from the smallest town to the biggest city of the country "São Paulo" which actually has the BIGGEST GAY PRIDE OF THE WORLD with approximately 3 million people. So, write down the dates in your agenda and join to this celebration of pride, love and life in your city or anywhere else you can join it so check it out the list of places and dates then have a lot fun and don´t forget to play safe in all the way, here we go:





19/07 - Alvorada - RS


19/07 - Bebedouro - SP


19/07 - Belo Horizonte - MG


19/07 - Brasília - DF


19/07 - Codó - MA


25/07 - Cuiabá - MT


26/07 - Altamira - PA


26/07 - Betim - MG


26/07 - Olímpia - SP


26/07 - Pacatuba - CE


26/07 - Sobradinho - DF


02/08 - Contagem - MG


02/08 - Macaé - RJ


02/08 - São Sebastião do Passé - BA


02/08 - Viamão - RS


03/08 - Marechal Deodoro - AL


09/08 - Alagoinhas - BA


09/08 - Ribeirão Preto - SP


09/08 - Sepetiba - RJ


14/08 - Dourados - MS


16/08 - Frutal - MG


16/08 - Juiz de Fora - MG


16/08 - Taguatinga - DF


22/08 - Uberaba - MG


23/08 - Anápolis - GO


23/08 - Ceilândia - DF


23/08 - Delmiro Gouveia - AL


23/08 - Dias Dávila - BA


23/08 - Itaúna - MG


23/08 - Nossa Senhora do Socorro - SE


23/08 - São João da Boa Vista - SP


23/08 - São João del Rei - MG


23/08 - São José de Ribamar - MA


28/08 - Teresina - PI


29/08 - João Pessoa - PB


30/08 - Aracaju - SE


30/08 - Barra de Santo Antônio - AL


30/08 - Feira de Santana - BA


30/08 - Itajaí - SC


30/08 - Nova Iguaçu - RJ


04/09 - Ouro Preto - MG


06/09 - Bauru - SP


06/09 - Cabo de Santo Agostinho - PE


06/09 - Cabo Frio - RJ


06/09 - Camaçari - BA


06/09 - Divinópolis - MG


06/09 - Florianópolis - SC


06/09 - Goiânia - GO


06/09 - Varginha - MG


06/09 - Marabá - PA


07/09 - São Vicente - SP


13/09 - Belém - PA


13/09 - Boa Vista - RR


13/09 - Campos dos Goytacazes -


RJ13/09 - Cataguases - MG


13/09 - Duque de Caxias - MG


13/09 - Gama - DF


13/09 - Oeiras - PI


13/09 - Paço do Lumiar - MA


13/09 - São José do Rio Preto - SP


13/09 - Uberlândia - MG


20/09 - Itaperuna - RJ


20/09 - Jataí - GO


20/09 - Lauro de Freitas - BA


20/09 - Nova Iguaçu - RJ


20/09 - São João de Meriti - RJ


20/09 - Simões Filho - BA


27/09 - Curitiba - PA


27/09 - Ilhéus - BA


27/09 - Mata de São João - BA


27/09 - Recanto das Emas - DF


27/09 - Rio das Ostras - RJ


04/10 - Lagarto - SE


04/10 - Natal - RN


04/10 - Niterói - RJ


04/10 - Pojuca - BA


11/10 - Criciúma - SC


11/10 - Cruz das Almas - BA


11/10 - Maceió - AL


11/10 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ


12/10 - São Carlos - SP


18/10 - Belford Roxo - RJ

25/10 - Salvador - BA


25/10 - Arapiraca - AL


25/10 - Ipatinga - MG


25/10 - Porto Alegre - RS


29/10 - Itabaiana - SE


01/11 - Santo André - SP


08/11 - Bacabal - MA


08/11 - Canoas - RS


15/11 - Catanduva - SP


15/11 - Piracicaba - SP





Any information about gay prides in Brazil like gay destinations or so just drop me down some lines as I might be helpful about it...


Sincerely, Fernando Bingre


http://www.lgbtbahianguide.com/

Salvador Gay Pride 2009

*Oct.25th Gay Pride in Salvador da Bahia/Brazil:

Half million people on the street dancing, having fun, making new friends, celebrating life. It´s like a Carnival´s day as we have a huge tradition about Carnival (Our carnival it´s about 2 millions 24 hours during 7 days), it´s supposed to be the biggest Carnival of the world but we also hold the biggest gay´s pride of the world in the Country(in São Paulo´s City with 2 millions and half people).

So, if I were you I wouldn´t miss it the gay pride in the very first capital of Brazil where gay and straight people live in harmony and have a good time together. For more information about it, contact me...please!!Or check the "Grupo Gay da Bahia" website: http://www.ggb.org.br/

Come, join us in this pride´s Celebration of life...

Sincerely, Fernando Bingre

http://www.lgbtbahianguide.com/

My Space: http://groups.myspace.com/salvadorgaypride

FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=107894373942

*SALVADOR´S GAY PRIDE HAS CHANGED THE DATE FROM SEPT.13TH TO OCTOBER 25TH. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT IT, PLEASE GO TO: www.ggb.org.br

Low-Season (The Best Season...)

Well, here we come...it´s May by now and almost half of the year is gone (It just makes us to stop and reflecting how time goes flying sooooooo fast..) anyway I am not here to talk about time actually I am here to talk a little bit how people can enjoy their time.

It´s the beggining of the "Low-Season" in Bahia by now and I always ask to myself: "Isn´t it the 'Best Season' ?"

Well, I think so. I mean, maybe it´s not the bestest for all of them who just love to spend time on the beach (swimming, drinking some nice cold drinks, checking the "eye candies" and so) but for all of them who love to explore different things and also checking how it´s the real day by day of the local people plus how the city flows that´s just a PERFECT TIME to be around, and I tell you why:

*The weather is not as that HOT as during the "High-season" ;

*The city is emptier (less tourists around) ;

*There are the best deals for accommodations, food, enterteinment and so;

*The possibilities of making new friends and interacting with locals are bigger;

*There are still popular festivities, concerts and parties going on.

So, travelling to a place like Salvador it´s a good thing it doesn´t matter if it´s during the "Hot summer days" or "the cooler winter days". Something very interesting about Salvador that´s never really cold, we can have rainy days but never cold days and sometimes it´s even "frustating" for us because we see those "winter clothes" on the magazines and on TV and we´d like to dress them and being as nice and charming as we see those people on the magazines or tv but it doesn´t work around here that way. If we dress it, 5 minutes later, we just can´t take it and take it off as it´s not cold (Lucky us? Well, It´s not fair to complain about it, right?!...lol).

Ok, I just would like to welcome all of you on the way to Brazil (It´s cold down there in the South and some parts of the Southwest of Brazil so if you´re on the way to that regions don´t forget to bring a winter´s coat) specifically to Bahia to enjoy it as much as possible and if you´d need some information about what to do during the time that you´ll be here in Salvador just don´t hesitate to contact me because it´ll be a pleasure for me to inform you what´s going on in the city into the LGBT community and also generally saying...

All the best...

Sincerely, Fernando Bingre

http://www.lgbtbahianguide.com/

Carnival 2009 in Salvador da Bahia...

Just like any Summertime Salvador is the place which all the parties, celebrations and people having a good time are about and as soon as the new year has started people were already countingdown the days for the biggest celebration of the year: Carnival !!!

Yes, in a bit more than 1 week the biggest world Celebration will be taking place at the narrow and historical streets of the City of Salvador(This is year starts in Feb.19th thru 25th), bringing together about 2 millions people every day dancing, drinking, dating and having a good time. This is a catholic celebration and it starts 40 days before Easter which means that´s the period of time that everything is "allowed" so people take a chance to enjoy it as much as the can setting free their lusties desires and so because their act of contrition will be coming soon later and they´ll be forgiven by their "sins".

It has 2 main itineraries where the parade take place: "Centro" (Downtown) that we call as well "Avenida" and the second ones is "Barra" (which is an itinerary by the sea) and newer compared to the first one. Actually, it would still have a third one which is into the "Old Historical City" this one is lighter and perfect for elderly people and children but as well for all of them who doesn´t like crowed places and a frenetic rhythmn just like it´s on the 2 other itineraries. To tell you the truth, I´d advise people who never been to the Bahian Carnival before starting it slowly around the "Pelourinho" (Old Historical City) and gradually checking the other 2 main Carnival´s itineraries then if it´s too much for you the 2 of them don´t be embarrased to join older people and children to have a good time...

But it´s not everything just joy and happiness in this big celebration, just like everywhere where many people are put together always there are something going on: Some fights, people are stolen, pushed and injured. So, I´d like to share with you who´d be the first time in Carnival some tips to be away from troubles:

*Bring only money enough for the Party´s expenses (drinks, some snack, taxi or so).

*Don´t put all your money in a pocket (spread around including some in your shoes).

*Don´t carry your original documents (a passport´s photocopy or even the drive license is enough)

*Don´t be directly into the crowed, stay where you can have free acess in case you need to leave the place where you´re for some eventual fight close to you or so.

*Stay closer to Police Stands where it´s safer.

*Don´t accept drinks or food given by stranges to you(we never know what it´s on them).

*Dress yourself simply, avoid jewerly, using your mobile, carrying cameras and everything what would be getting people attention.

*If you notice that you´ve been watched or followed stop by a police stand, bar or restaurant and let the "threat" to go.

THAT´S IT !!

And if you´d like to talk to me directly about Carnival and its do´s and dont´s please feel free to contact me at: info@lgbtbahianguide.com

Or call me up to: +5571 8861-6381

Talk to me by calling from USA or Canada to: 646 719 9121

HAVE A GREAT TIME...

All the best, Fernando Bingre

http://www.lgbtbahianguide.com/

2009 new year, new life, new horizons...

Wow...a whole year has gone since I wrote something down in this webblog. It´s incredible it was just like yesterday and when I´ve just seen it it was gone and I haven´t kept you people out there updated about things what were going on here in Salvador, Bahia and Brazil, by the way, I´d like to apologize you guys for that. Anyway, here I am and I promise you that this year it will be different.

Let me firstly wish everybody out there a great 2009 full of "Axé" (bahian good energies..), prosperity, peace and good things.

I hope that this year we´ll be starting to solve some problems in this world like war, violence and more recent things like this "World finantial crise" and so many other bad things which go on even though I know that we should be focused on that but good things.

Me and all my afro-brazilian community( and also all race brazilians) was happy for the fact that Obama was elected the new president of USA which has given a lot of positivity and some perspective to a new start all over the world and has showed as well that dreams are made to come alive and it will if we want them badly...

Ok, this year I´ll be updating you about what´s going on in our local LGBT community and also into the brazilian scenery actually not only what´s going on into the LGBT´s scenery but in other fields like the economy, culture, parties and so on. By the way, I´ll be giving you some new tips about 2009 Carnival here in Salvador and some advices for you who are on the way to enjoy it as most as possible but safe and sound...deal?

I´ll be back soon again but untill take good care of yourselves and also who´d like to talk to me directly from USA or Canada can do it using this number(through a new system even being here in Salvador I can get callings from those places for as it would be locally), here we go: 646 719 9121.

Talk to you soon again...

All the best, Fernando Bingre

http://www.lgbtbahianguide.com/

A Merry Christmas and a Great 2008 !!!!

Another year has gone and I couldn´t take a chance to wish to everybody out there specially my clients, friends or simply readers of this blog a Merry Xmas and an excellent 2008 full of peace, love, harmony, prosperity, positivity and good energies!!!

A special thanks for my new friend "Gordon" from Australia who has made a special Xmas for the HIV children from CAASA by giving them some toys but specially love with that: God Bless you, my friend!!

All the best for everyone...sincerely, Fernando Bingre.

Bahia Gay Prides Calendar 2007

Another year is gone and once more is time to celebrate the "diversity" again and showing how proud most of us are for being gay...

For you guys not missing a single "Gay Parade" which´ll be taking places at the main cities and towns of Bahia...here are some the dates and places of them(have fun):

Date: Aug.26th/2007 City: Simões Filho
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Date: Aug.26th/2007 City: Saubara
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Date: Aug.26th/2007 City: Ilha de Itaparica

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Date: Sept.02nd/2007 City: Camaçari

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Date: Sept.02nd/2007 City: Itabuna

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Date: Sept.09th/2007 City: SALVADOR

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Date: Sept.16th/2007 City: Lauro de Freitas

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Date: Sept.23rd/2007 City: Luis Eduardo Magalhães

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Date: Sept.23rd/2007 City: Ilhéus

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Date: Sept.30th/2007 City: Nazaré das Farinhas

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Date: Oct.07th/2007 City: Alagoinhas