The Ballroom Booms in Brazil: A Story of Solidarity and Struggle The documentary "This Is Ballroom" shines a light on the vibrant queer ballroom culture thriving in Rio de Janeiro.
Participants from Black, Latinx, and trans communities come together to dance, vogue, and assert their identities.
At first glance, this might seem like a far flung cousin of the New York City ball scene immortalized in Jennie Livingston's 1990 classic "Paris is Burning.