Carnival and the Renewal of Queer Politics: How Carnival Street movements (blocos) are re-appropriating Rio de Janeiro's streets.

世界各地的LGBTQ+人群长期以来一直在努力创造抵制偏见和实现自我表达的原创途径。城市提供了聚集在一起的机会，因为城市的环境更加宽容、多样化和开放，可以在那里发展社区/社会网络(Doder，2011)。该项目介绍了里约热内卢城市生活中的一个重大文化事件，尽管它在全球范围内具有可见性，但在这个同性恋和跨性别恐惧症暴力发生率最高的国家之一，尽管它在全球范围内具有可见性，但很少受到学者的关注，涉及到城市中相互交叉的LGBTQ+社区，以及它们侵占原本敌对的城市地理的能力。正如Gontijo(2009)指出的那样，狂欢节是巴西文化中最重要的仪式，它促进了对同性恋身体的“异常”积极的社会态度。在巴西的庆祝期间，人们营造了一种普遍的气氛，庆祝没有等级、权力、金钱和体力的存在。音乐性、舞蹈和多种艺术形式寻求使所有学科平等，并创造一种社会纽带。这被定义为“自由”的时刻，当人们有机会“颠倒”他们的生活(DaMatta，1986)。因此，这项研究的主要重点是调查LGBTQ+狂欢节街道运动(Blocos)在塑造里约最壮观和最以游客为导向的活动之外的古怪城市地理中的作用。该项目将通过标志性的表演和全年的组织和准备实践来帮助理解日常奇特

LGBTQ+ populations worldwide have struggled for a long time to create original pathways to resist prejudice and attain self-expression. Cities provide opportunities for getting together in spaces where a community/social network can be developed due to their more tolerant, diverse and open milieus (Doderer, 2011). This project addresses a major cultural event in the urban life of Rio de Janeiro which despite its global visibility has received little scholarly attention in relation to the city's intersectional LGBTQ+ communities and their ability to appropriate otherwise hostile urban geographies in one of the countries with the highest rates of homo- and trans-phobic violence. Carnival, as Gontijo (2009) points out, is the foremost ritual of within Brazilian culture and promotes 'unusually' positive social attitudes towards queer bodies. During the celebrationperiod in Brazil, an utopic climate is instated celebrating the absence of hierarchy, power, money and physical effort. Musicality, dance and multiple art forms seek to equalise all subjects and create a social bond. This is defined as a moment of 'freedom' when people have the opportunity to go about their lives 'in reverse' (DaMatta, 1986). Therefore, the overarching focus of this research is to investigate the role of LGBTQ+ carnival street movements (blocos) in shaping Rio's queer urban geography beyond the most spectacular and tourist-oriented events. The project will contribute to understanding everyday queerness through iconic performances and year-round practices of organising and preparation