Fernando, 24, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, poses for a portrait, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 26, 2016. A multi-coloured gay pride flag hangs in a corner of a bare room in an abandoned Sao Paulo art deco building that was once the headquarters of Brazil's social security agency. The room is home to several members of Brazil's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community seeking refuge from discrimination and hate crimes against LGBT people. They were invited to join some 300 squatters who have been living in the building for several months in an occupation organised by Front in the Fight for Housing, an activist group promoting rights of some 400,000 people without decent housing in Sao Paulo. Brazil has one of the world's highest rates of LGBT hate crimes, despite a reputation for sexual tolerance. The country recognised same-s*x marriage in 2013 and hosts some of the world's largest gay pride festivals. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Rodrigo, 26, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, poses for a portrait, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 26, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Safira, 25, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, swings around a pole in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 11, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Men look at Gaby, 18, Natalia, 20, Fernanda, 20, and Aleksander, 23, who are among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, walk on a street in Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Teflon, 19, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, removes trash together with others, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 17, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, watch TV, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 20, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Teflon (L), 19, and Gaby, 18, who are among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, sit on a sofa, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 17, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





A photograph of the grandmother of Teflon, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, lies in Teflon's suitcase, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 8, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Gaby, 18, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, puts on make up, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 20, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Teflon (L), 19, and Jorge, 31, who are among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, carry water bottles, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 22, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





A rainbow flag is seen inside a building where members of the roofless movement have recently been joined by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people seeking refuge from discrimination and hate crimes, in downtown Sao Paul, Brazil, November 26, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





A photograph of Saint Josephine Bakhita, who was a Sudanese-born former slave, and a hospital gown, belonging to a student who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, hang on a wall, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 26, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, spend time in the building, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 3, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, spend time at Franklin Roosevelt Square in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 26, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Rodrigo (R), 26, Wam (C), 24, and Teflon, 19, members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community who have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, relax in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 8, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





A building where members of the roofless movement have recently been joined by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people seeking refuge from discrimination and hate crimes, stands in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 6, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Luciana Jesus Silva (L), 45, a bisexual woman, who is an organiser of the roofless movement, combs hair of her daughter Eloisa, 16, at a building that the movement has occupied in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 28, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





A baby looks at Gaby, 18, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, inside a kitchen, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 10, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Patricia (R), who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, eats, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil November 10, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Safira, 25, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, applies body lotion, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Fernanda (L), 20, and Aleksander, 23, who are among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, sit on a makeshift sofa, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Fernanda, 20, Rodrigo, 26, and Teflon, 19, who are among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, stand at an entrance of the building, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 6, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Safira, 25, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, kisses a man during an event of Arouchianos collective project at Arouche Square in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 6, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Silvana, Vitor, Teflon, Fernando and Fernanda, who are among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, stand outside the building, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 26, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Jorge (2nd R), 31, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and his brother Paulo, 28, (R) laugh at Arouche Square in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 20, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, stand after collecting donations of fruit and lettuce from the municipal market, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 11, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Teflon, 19, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, poses for a portrait, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 26, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Wam, 24, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, decorates a Christmas tree with the help of David, 5, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 26, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Manauara, 24, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, poses for a portrait, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 26, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Jorge (C), 31, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, teaches children to draw, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 15, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Rodrigo, 26, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, washes his face, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





A child, relative of a member of the roofless movement who lives together with members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the movement has occupied, sleeps, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 28, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Rodrigo (L), 26, and Wam, 24, who are among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, shake blankets, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 8, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Rodrigo, 26, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, carries a box of fruit after collecting donations of fruit and lettuce from the municipal market, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 11, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Safira, 25, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, looks in a mirror, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 16, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Vitor, 21, who is among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, that have been invited to live in a building that the roofless movement has occupied, poses for a portrait, in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 26, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)





Gaby (L), 18, Vitor (C), 21, and Pamela, who are among members of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, dance during an event of Arouchianos collective project at Arouche Square in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 6, 2016. (Photo by Nacho Doce/Reuters)