as a city of great diversity, and an inherently tolerant nature, rio de janeiro celebrates all different cultures, and battles prejudice through creative expression - the rio festival gay de cinema - riofgc is one of the spearheads of this belief, giving a mainstream platform to artists and filmmakers to exhibit their productions, which not only celebrate sexual liberty, but innovation and experimentation in the world of film, and the diversity of modern life.

held in july, t he relatively new festival gay de cinema grows with each annual installment, now welcoming over 100 films, which get shown over the course of ten days throughout the city.

the festival not only encourages the struggle against prejudice, with original ideas, but also supports up and coming young filmmakers, and helps them to express themselves in a like-minded atmosphere.