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Figure 1. The first two pages of the brochure developed for the PREVINA project by the Prostitution and Civil Rights program at the Institute for Religious Studies (ISER) in Rio de Janeiro. The project was coordinated by Gabriela Leite and the material content written by Flavio Lenz Cesar. The material is called, ‘Speak, Woman of the Life,’ and begins with the phrase, ‘Sex is good, it’s delicious!’. © ISER, 1989. Image is a scanned copy of the original.
Figure 2. The artwork for the 2008 National Meeting of the Brazilian Prostitute Network in Rio de Janeiro. The banner says, ‘Fourth Encounter of the Network of Prostitutes,’ written in a way that also highlights the word ‘Puta’ (whore). It was created by the late Sylvio de Oliveira, artist and Davida member.
Figure 3. Ministry of Health original (left) and altered campaign (right), both downloaded from the www.aids.gov.br website. The top left of the original image states, ‘June 2nd, International Prostitute's Day.' In the altered image, this is replaced with ‘A prostitute who takes care of herself always uses a condom' and a text on the bottom left stating, ‘Life is better without aids. Get your condom at the health center. AIDS still doesn't have a cure.' Pictured is Cida Vieira, president of the Minas Gerais Prostitutes' Association (APROSMIG). ©Governo do Brasil. No changes were made to the images.
Figure 4. GEMPAC protest campaign. Both posters state (from top to bottom) June 2nd, International Prostitute's Day. ‘I'm happy being a prostitute.' And in yellow: ‘Down with censorship in Brazil! We exist! Equal rights for all professions.' Pictured are Lourdes Barreto and Cinderela. Downloaded from social media campaign. ©GEMPAC. No alterations were made to the images.
Figure 5. Ministry of Health rapid HIV testing truck, parked at the December 1st World AIDS Day activities in Rio de Janeiro, 2013. Photo by Laura Murray.
