Rio not so safe haven for gays
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AFP English
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With its rainbow flags and stripped-down style, Rio de Janeiro's Ipanema beach is an international icon of gay culture. But behind the image lies another reality in Brazil -- of increasing violence against homosexuals. The shooting of a man at this year's Gay Pride in Rio was a dramatic reminder of the absence of any law criminalizing homophobic attacks in the conservative, Catholic country. Duration: 02:02
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