05/26/2024 – 17:45
Those who took advantage of the sunny and warm afternoon to visit the TV Tower region, in the center of Brasília, this Sunday (26), found a series of artistic presentations with groups made up exclusively of people with disabilities (PwD).
breakdance in a wheelchair, a percussion band made up of deaf people and poetry reciting are some of the attractions that transformed the center of the country’s capital into a meeting and coexistence point for PwD’s.
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One of the parade’s founders, Marcelo Zig, from Salvador, explains that the idea is to occupy a highly visited space with a cultural program entirely made up of people with disabilities.
“It is originally a manifestation of people with disabilities for people with disabilities”, stated Marcelo Zig. “It is an event in which all sectors have the participation of people with disabilities, in the organization, in the execution and in the presentation”.
The first PwD Pride Parade in Brazil took place in September, in São Paulo, on the occasion of the National Day of Struggle for People with Disabilities. With its success, the organizers are now looking to replicate the event in other cities. In addition to Brasília, the parade has already taken place in Salvador and next month it will go to Belo Horizonte. In September, the second edition takes place in the capital of São Paulo.
“This opportunity for us to have this feeling of belonging is the best experience. I never imagined that this could be possible”, reported Inês Salvínia, 24 years old, who is blind and lives in Sobradinho, on the outskirts of Brasília.
“It’s an opportunity for people to get to know each other, connect, talk and design futures, and also for PwDs to interact with people without disabilities”, he added.
In addition to the cultural program this Sunday, which continues until the evening, the 1st PcD Pride Parade in Brasília It will also feature a formal session in the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District, next Tuesday (28).
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