The Reality of the LGBT+ Population in the Rural Environment of the Northeast | Cantos do Sabiá

João Lucas França – Broadcaster and communicator for the Sabiá Center.

Our program today talks about research, living conditions and the LGBT+ population in rural areas of the Northeast. In the last week of February 2025, Centro Sabiá, CETRA, the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte and the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) launched the publication: “The Reality of the LGBT+ Population in the Rural Environment of Northeastern Brazil: A Quantitative Survey.”

The research aims to investigate the living conditions of the LGBT+ population living in rural areas of the Northeast. The idea is to survey this population in a place where there is so much difficulty due to the lack of data on their social situation.

This is because this population is usually invisible in quantitative surveys, i.e. research based on numerical analysis. The research “The Reality of the LGBT+ Population in the Rural Environment of Northeast Brazil: A Quantitative Survey” was launched in February. And today, after the surveys, we’re going to talk about the possible impacts that these data bring!

Let’s hear a bit about what happened at the launch of this survey, with testimonials from participants, future developments and much more! We also heard from Rafael Toitio, who led the research. He is part of the team researching the living conditions of the LGBT+ rural population in the Northeast region. Sociologist, PhD in Social Sciences and professor at IFRN, the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Norte.

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