Because I think this is a very personal, you know. LEVITT: And that admiration goes both ways. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #3: I get so starstruck. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: I'm bedazzled, really. MICHAEL LEVITT: It's hard to overstate the excitement in the meet-and-greet line at Pabllo Vittar's show. In April, NPR's Michael Levitt caught up with Vittar backstage before a concert here in Washington, D.C. She's also a political rabble rouser, a queer icon unafraid of challenging the government's treatment of LGBTQ people in Brazil. SHAPIRO: Pabllo Vittar is one of Brazil's biggest and brightest pop artists.
But in Sao Paulo, one person stole the show.
SHAPIRO: Pride is a celebration that embraces everyone. Yesterday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, thousands went out to celebrate the city's Pride parade for the first time in two years.