A reveler performs during the XIV Gay Parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 1, 2009. City officials said the event is now the third-largest in the city, after carnival and new year's eve. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)

A reveler performs during the XIV Gay Parade at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 1, 2009. City officials said the event is now the third-largest in the city, after carnival and new year's eve. (Austral Foto/Renzo Gostoli)