Davida – Prostituição, Direitos Civis, Saúde (Prostitution, Civil Rights, Health) is an NGO that supports sex workers in Brazil.
[6][9] In 2003 Davida supported the introduction of new legislation, based on the German model, that would have allowed prostitutes to sue for payment and would have legalized brothels.
[6] When officials moved to close hotels used by prostitutes and their customers in the historical center of Rio de Janeiro, Davida members met with the city government, performed songs at Praça Tiradentes, and were able to prevent the action.
[5] Davida developed the idea of a fashion line to raise money after Brazil turned down $40 million in U.S. anti-AIDS funding in 2005 because a U.S. law required recipients to sign an explicit anti-prostitution pledge.
The designs often refer to prostitution in an ironic way, with phrases like "Lost Women are the Most Wanted", "Before the Show, Tune Your Instrument" and "We’re Bad, but We Could be Worse".
[3] In November 2006, they performed at the São Paulo Art Biennial under the direction of the Slovenian artist Tadej Pogačar, culminating in the presentation of a wedding dress made from flophouse towels and condoms, worn by an HIV-positive prostitute.
[1][8][12] Some pieces from Daspu were included in the catalog of a Paris fashion house, and the French lingerie designer Fifi Chachnil declared she will represent the line.
[12] In April 2009, Gabriela Leite released her autobiography, titled Filha, Mãe, Avó e Puta ("Daughter, Mother, Grandmother and Slut").