Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights are liberal in Rio de Janeiro.

On 17 April 2013, The General Magistrate of Justice of Rio de Janeiro, Judge Valmir de Oliveira Silva, published a legal ruling authorizing same-sex marriage in the state if local judges agree.

Same sex weddings are poised to begin in the coming days.

[7] According to the ruling (25/2013), a couples' request must be registered by civil registry officers, who have to give 15 days for the district to decide if they agree.

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