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| Rio beach boy may arouse Qatari interest |
When Brazil hosts the 2014 World Cup, they will surely welcome a sizeable delegation from Qatar to large it up in fancy hotels, enjoy the best free seats at the biggest games, and generally whore around to embark on a serious fact-finding mission on the best way to host an international football tournament, while ensuring that their behaviour scrupulously reflects the central tenets of the Koran. During this doubtless instructive time, they may want to venture out and take a few notes on local lifestyle choices.
Brazil, under outgoing President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, may have been criticised by both Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch this year for its tacit support of dictatorships in countries like Iran and Cuba, but at least it has responded to public pressure on gay rights issues. Earlier this month, Lula and his Human Rights Secretary Paulo Vannuchi signed a decree to create the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Council.
