Rua Farme de Amoedo
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Farme de Amoedo Street is an important LGBT
LGBT
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 Street
Street
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 in the city of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
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, Brazil
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, that starts at the Vieira Souto Avenue and ends at Alberto de Campos Street.

Another very famous gathering area within the Ipanema
Ipanema
For other uses, see Ipanema . For the British rock band, see Ipanema .Ipanema is a neighborhood located in the southern region of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between Leblon and Arpoador...

 district is the Farme de Amoedo gay area
Gay village
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 block. The region is located between Teixeira de Mello and Joana Angélica Streets, and is also perpendicular do Barão da Torre, Visconde de Pirajá, Prudente de Morais Streets & Vieira Souto Avenue. The Farme de Amoedo block is known to be Rio's greatest concentration of gay
Gay
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s. The area gets hot after 9:00 PM, when people mingle at the Farme de Amoedo surroundings gay friendly
Gay friendly
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 bar
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s and gourmet restaurant
Restaurant
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s. Farme de Amoedo's main hub would be the corner of Farme and Visconde de Pirajá streets.

According to the Brazil Gay Guide, there are at least 5 specific gay bars and nightclub
Nightclub
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s close to the Farme de Amoedo block, including: A Casa da Lua, at Barão da Torre Street, 240; Bofetada Bar at Farme de Amoedo Street, 87; Galeria Café at Teixeira de Mello Street, 31; Dama de Ferro nightclub at Vinícius de Moraes Street, 288, and finally Lounge, 69, (specialized in electronic music), also at Farme de Amoedo Street. Some other restaurants and bars at the region although not specific, are generally very receptive and gay-friendly, especially with foreigners. During carnival
Carnival
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, this Ipanema region is completely packed with tourists all over the world
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.

See also

  • Gay village
    Gay village
    A gay village is an urban geographic location with generally recognized boundaries where a large number of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people live or frequent...

  • LGBT rights in Brazil
  • LGBT rights in the World
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