Bella Campos Draws Praise at Rio’s Batekoo, Renewing Focus on the Black and LGBTQIA+ Festival

Overview

• Bella Campos attended the Batekoo party in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, wearing a transparent lace dress with black lingerie, prompting a wave of positive comments and viral posts.
• Batekoo began in 2014 in Salvador as a peripheral collective and has evolved into a national platform for entertainment, culture and information centered on Black and LGBTQIA+ youth.
• Founders Mauricio Sacramento and Wesley Miranda describe the project as a cultural and political platform, with members stressing visibility for previously marginalized creators.
• The festival has expanded to cities including Rio, São Paulo and Brasília, hosting artists such as Urias, Karol Conká and Ludmilla, and launched a trio elétrico in São Paulo’s 2018 carnival.
• This weekend’s Rio edition was among the final events of the year and drew fresh mainstream attention to Batekoo’s mission and reach.