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prevention and tries to improve the working conditions and the legal and societal status of prostitutes in Brazil. Its main aim is to end the discrimination of prostitutes and the recognition of prostitution as a regular profession. While prostitution itself is legal in Brazil, it is illegal to
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against police brutality, because of the murder of a prostitute friend. In 1987 she organized the first prostitution congress, a meeting of
Brazilian prostitutes to create a network of sex worker initiatives. Gabriela Silva Leite died in 2013.
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lauded the project for its innovative way of creating publicity and increasing public acceptance of sex work. Leite stated that the increased self-confidence of the participating women was a major benefit of the project.
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In 2002 pressure by Davida contributed to the
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When officials moved to close hotels used by prostitutes and their customers in the historical center of Rio de
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Daspu continued to hold several fashion shows in Rio and São Paulo, with prostitutes as models, and photos of Daspu models appeared in the
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parades, street serenades by 12 vocally trained prostitutes, and a theater play about AIDS, prostitutes and human rights. In July 2007 Davida released a book,
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