More recently, gays have staked out an area near Posto 9, which now flies the rainbow flag that is the emblem of their movement.
“Why, after years in which homosexuals congregated discreetly near the Copacabana Palace Hotel, do you all of a sudden have a gay beach at Farme de Amoedo Street?” Farias, the author, said. “It's because groups use the beach to acquire visibility, to say ‘Hey, I'm here, too.’ In order to do that, they need a spot on the beach that they can say is theirs.”
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