Although there is still a lot of prejudice, coming out as not straight is getting easier. No wonder there are currently several famous Brazilians who are LGTBQI+ and who speak publicly about it, no longer afraid to show their true selves.

In our not so distant past, public figures felt repressed to expose their sexual orientation other than heterosexual. This is because they lost contracts and jobs, even if they were highly qualified professionals.

All this for one reason: prejudice. At the mercy of public opinion, the famous lived – and still do – in the shadow of the news about themselves. If positive, there was no lack of work. If not, it's a different story...

And this was precisely what happened when the artist revealed that he was not straight. Luiz Fernando Guimarães, for example, came out as gay only in 2015, after years and years of silence on the subject.

The good news is that the world is evolving, isn't it? With this, people are being less prejudiced and more tolerant of the sexual orientation of others. In fact, it should be made clear that what the other likes or dislikes is not up to anyone, except the person himself, correct?

Anyway, since that's the conversation, how about we find out who are the famous Brazilians who are LGTBQI+? Of course, there are several artists below that you never thought would be here – but they are! So, shall we know more?

With the coronavirus pandemic, a new form of communication came: the lives. As everything is broadcast live, several gaffes end up passing. Among them, the most recent revelation that Ary Fontoura is homosexual.

This “ball meal” took place in a free-for-all between the 87-year-old actor and actress Maria Zilda Bethlem. Talk there, talk comes, the artist recalled the moment when Fontoura revealed to her that, according to her words, he was a faggot. Obviously, this information took all netizens by surprise, as the actor had never previously spoken about his sexual orientation.

By the way, taking advantage of the fact that we are already talking about the actress Maria Zilda Bethlehem, she is also part of the group of famous Brazilians who are LGTBQI+ and that you didn't know. She assumed her bisexuality in 2013, when she spoke publicly about her marriage to Ana Kalil, which took place in 2008.

In 2017, the two broke up. Before Kalil, Maria Zilda had already been married to engineer César Leite Fernandes and television director Roberto Talma. He has two children, Rodrigo Bethlem with César and Raphael Vieira with Talma, and today he has three granddaughters.

Who doesn't remember the face of the poster boy for Casas Bahia, right? Although he became known in Brazil because of the commercial, actor Fabiano Augusto is extremely talented. Even, for those who don't know, he played the role of Roberto Bolaños in the play “Chaves – Um Tributo Musical”.

Not being a television actor, little is known about his personal life, especially with regard to his sexual orientation. The fact is that he is also part of the list of famous Brazilians who are LGTBQI+ and that you didn't know. Fabiano Augusto he came out as gay in 2018 on Valentine's Day and, in addition, introduced his boyfriend on social networks.

Actor Rodrigo Sant'Anna became nationally famous as the womanizer Admilson, Lady Kate's ex-boyfriend, in Zorra Total. However, in his personal life, the comedian has nothing like the character that brought him fame.

In truth, Rodrigo Sant'Anna is openly gay. He spoke openly about the subject in March 2020 on Rede Globo's "Altas Horas" program, after stating that he was tired of acting in his own life. However, the rumors started a year earlier, when photos of his wedding with her husband, screenwriter Júnior Figueiredo, were published.

Rodrigo Sant'Anna's stage partner in the extinct program Zorra Total, Thalita Carauta, who became known thanks to her ironic characters, is also gay. The actress came out to the press that she was a lesbian in 2018, but has lived together with writer and director Aline Guimarães since 2015. In November 2018, the two adopted a five-year-old boy.

So, what do you think about the famous Brazilians who are LGTBQI+ and that you didn't know? Of course, there are names you probably didn't know, like Ary Fontoura. But there are even more celebrities that you were unaware of their true sexual orientation. How about we find out more?

Artistic gymnast Diego Hypólito saw his life taken over by rumors and gossip. Among them, questions about their performance at work, ironies about his falls in sport, like the one he took at the 2012 Olympics, and especially rumors about your sexual orientation.

Those who questioned the fact that Diego Hypólito was really straight were right. After a long time hiding his homosexuality, in 2019 the athlete finally came out to everyone that he was gay. As he said, he experienced the loneliness of not having anyone with whom he could share the dilemmas of being a gay person in a prejudiced society. Fortunately, the story has changed and today he has nothing to hide from anyone!

Leonardo Vieira is a Brazilian actor known for playing roles in important soap operas on Brazilian television, such as the soap operas Senhora do Destino on Rede Globo and Caminhos do Coração/Os Mutantes on Rede Record. And, yes, he is also homosexual.

Although his sexual orientation only came to light in 2017, after suffering homophobic attacks on the internet, Leonardo Vieira had been in a relationship with his current husband since 2010. In July 2018, the two got married and got married. moved to Portugal the following year after threats for, in the words of the actor, “being him”. A pity he had to go through this to this day!

Who does not remember the character of actress Alessandra Maestrini in the humorous program Toma Lá, Dá Cá on Rede Globo? After all, it is impossible not to remember the amusing stories of her character about her homeland, the city of Pato Branco, in Paraná.

Being on our list of famous Brazilians who are LGTBQI+ and that you didn't know about, you can already imagine that your sexual orientation is not straight, right? In fact, the actress is openly declares if bisexual. The information was given in 2014 after an interview by Alessandra Maestrini for Caras magazine.

Daughter of the great actor Antonio Pitanga, who is married to the federal deputy and former governor of Rio de Janeiro Benedita da Silva, Camila Pitanga is an enviable Brazilian actress. His career in dramaturgy is extremely talented and, precisely for this reason, little attention is drawn to what happens in his personal life.

Thus, few people know their true sexual orientation. Although she has lived almost her entire life as a heterosexual, and is even married to art director Cláudio Amaral Peixoto, with whom she has her only daughter, the actress started to have a relationship with a woman, the artisan Beatriz Coelho, since November 2019.

Whoever lived through the 90s, it is impossible not to have fond memories of TV Cultura and its children's programs, such as Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum. Including, his characters were marked in the memories of everyone of the generation, especially the figure of the protagonist Nino, played by actor Cassio Scapin.

Since his role in the children's program, little has been heard about Cassio Scapin's personal and professional life. Definitely, he left the spotlight and follows his day to day discreetly. However, even so, the actor raised the LGBTQI+ flag and came out to everyone about her relationship with a guy in June 2019.

Another person who spent a lot of time “in the closet”, but ended up coming out recently, is the former Train of Joy, Patricia Marx. On his instagram, he took advantage of LGBT Pride Day, which was the last day on June 28, to state that he was gay with great pride.

Now we only have five more names of famous Brazilians who are LGTBQI+ and that you didn't know. Any guesses on which celebrity is coming next? Spoiler: there is a name of the first echelon of Rede Globo!

One thing is fact: however much Reynaldo Gianecchini had been married to presenter Marília Gabriela, rumors about his possible sexual orientation abounded. After a long time after the breakup, the actor revealed to the public that, yes, he is bisexual.

The revelation took place in a sincere interview for the section Ela, from the newspaper O Globo, last year. According to Gianecchini, he prefers to escape labels, as his sexuality is much broader. However, he confirmed that he had relationships with men.

Carioca, presenter Pedro Andrade is successful in the United States, where he currently lives, and is in charge of the journalistic program Manhattan Connection on Globo News, a program for which he was nominated for an Emmy in 2010. Thanks to his professional career, which demands more discretion, your personal life goes unnoticed in the eyes of gossips.

Therefore, even though Pedro Andrade is openly gay and has never hidden his sexual orientation, few people know this fact of his life. Including, the presenter has already dated Lance Bass, the former member of 'N Sync, for a few months. No wonder he's on our list of famous Brazilians who are LGTBQI+ and that you didn't know about.

A few years ago, it was hard to imagine top global actors and actresses coming out as gay or bisexual. Because of this, over the years, many rumors have emerged about the sexuality of various actors, but only now have several of them had the courage to expose themselves in public.

This is the case, for example, of the Marco Nanini, the eternal Lineu from A Grande Família, a Rede Globo series. In 2011, at the age of 63, he gave an interview to Bravo magazine, assuming his homosexuality. Although he lives alone, the actor said in the report that he usually receives some boyfriends at home.

Another name from the top ranks of Rede Globo and who came out as homosexual after a long time, even with rumors surrounding him on the subject, was Miguel Falabella. Always very discreet about his intimate life, the actor spoke openly about his sexuality in an interview with Serafina magazine in 2013.

According to Falabella, he was married his entire life. As he had never publicly assumed that he was homosexual, the actor defended himself by stating that he never hid anything from anyone and was always honest with himself. If he hadn't been, he would never have been the artist he was.

Finally, the last name of famous Brazilians who are LGTBQI+ is, in fact, the spoiler we gave at the beginning of this text: Luiz Fernando Guimarães. As we speak, the actor came out as gay only in 2015, but he has been with his current husband for over twenty years. Fortunately, today's reality is different and he can live being who he is without the burden of hiding.

The text about famous Brazilians who are LGTBQI+ and that you didn't know has come to an end. There are certainly many other names that should be on the list, as well as those celebrities who have not yet made their sexual orientation public.

Regardless of the reasons for hiding them, what we hope is that everyone lives happily in the best way they can, right? Anyway, long live the difference!