It has been reported that authorities in Brazil say that 700,000+ people have celebrated at the gay pride parade at the iconic Copacabana beach.
Many participants waved rainbow flags and wore lavish Carnival costumes as loud music blasted from more than 15 sound trucks in Sunday's festivities.
Participants danced and cheered to vocal demands that Brazil enact more laws against homophobia in Latin America's biggest nation.
Organizers had hoped for nearly 1.5 million people at the 16th annual parade, but Rio de Janeiro police tell the newspaper the O Globo and other local media that about 700,000 were present.
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