the festival takes place in both rio, and săo paulo, and displays an estimated 140 films, from all over the world, with a further 36 attractions of theatre, music, dramatic reading, and dancing, making it the biggest lgbt festival in latin america - as well as the biggest in latin america, it is also considered the oldest and most important sexual diversity festival in brazil.

as one of the main showcases for short films in brazil, curta cinema festival has become the major festival of that genre in latin america - each year the festival has on show around 300 short films, both brazilian and foreign, tackling a diverse range of genres.

it is a competitive festival, with the films organized into separate programs, and a number of awards up for grabs. in addition to the films on show, the festival includes a number of parallel activities such as workshops, lectures, debates, courses, and practice training - over the course of the festival, it is estimated that there are over ten thousand participants, all coming together to appreciate one of rio's cultural events not to be missed.