5th edition of Parada Preta 2024 will have the theme “Aquilumbar is Healing”

Coletivo Amem, in partnership with Casa 1 and Batekoo, is holding the 5th edition of Parada Preta 2024, between the 23rd and 30th of June, in São Paulo (SP). With the theme “Aquilombar is Healing”, the event seeks to strengthen black LGBTQIAPN+ communities through a series of cultural, training, articulation and celebration activities, highlighting the importance of care, health, well-being, citizenship and human rights.

The Parada Preta 2024 program begins on June 23rd with training activities in Casa 1, and continues throughout the week, culminating on June 30th with the Parada Preta electric trio that will tour the region of the Republic. The trio will follow the streets of the center of São Paulo, passing through Praça da República, Avenida São Luiz and Teatro Municipal, ending at Largo do Paissandu, next to the Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Homens Pretos Church. This closing event celebrates the pride of the black LGBTQIAPN+ community with lots of music and festivities.

Parada Preta will feature the participation of artists such as Bixarte, Sodomita, Urias, Erica Malunguinho, and artists from Cultura Ballroom, among other important figures from the black LGBTQIAPN+ community. The choice of date is in line with the celebration of International LGBTQIAPN+ Pride Day, on June 28, which dates back to the Stonewall uprising in 1969, led by black activists such as Marsha P. Johnson, Stormé DeLarverie and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy.

The first Black Pride took place in 1991, in Washington, and inspired other black communities in different parts of the world, including São Paulo. The Black Parade in Brazil was created by Coletivo Amem in 2017, with the aim of addressing the specific demands of the black community, promoting education about HIV/AIDS, sexuality, gender, health, violence and housing. The event is a vital platform for the ongoing fight for the rights of black and LGBTQIAPN+ people, promoting spaces for reflection and discussion through art.

Di Almeida, educator at Casa 1, highlights the importance of the training carried out during the Black Parade. “The formation of Parada Preta is a very important highlight on the agenda, as it provides a vital space for collective encounter and the promotion of diverse ideas within the black LGBTQIAPN+ community. This initiative expands our understanding of collective learning and strengthens our ability to create strategies that are not only for the present, but also for the future,” he says.

Training activities | House 1
Days: June 23 to 28, 2024
Address: R. Adoniran Barbosa, 151 – Bela Vista, São Paulo – SP, 01318-020

Parade | Republic
Day: June 30, 2024
Time: From 1pm

By Ezatamentchy