This paper analyzes the migration patterns of gay men and lesbians in Brazil and seeks to show if they differ from those of heterosexuals. The common understanding is that gay men and lesbians are concentrated in more developed parts of the country especially in major cities. However, in this study, I show that gay men and lesbians migrate mostly to medium-sized cities, as do heterosexuals following the internal migration patterns in recent decades in Brazil. Although, compared to heterosexuals, gay men and lesbians still migrate more to large cities. Therefore, when moving beyond the Global North, the migration patterns of gay men and lesbians differ with an emphasis of flows to medium-sized cities as opposed to concentrating to larger cities like in the Global North. Lastly, the results show that gay men, lesbians and heterosexuals have different migration patterns suggesting that sexuality could be a defining factor in internal migration.

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从城市到高度城市化：巴西性少数群体的内部迁移模式

本文分析了巴西男同性恋者和女同性恋者的迁移模式，并试图表明他们是否与异性恋者不同。普遍的理解是男同性恋者和女同性恋者集中在该国较发达的地区，尤其是大城市。然而，在这项研究中，我表明男同性恋者和女同性恋者主要迁移到中等城市，异性恋者也遵循巴西近几十年来的内部迁移模式。虽然，与异性恋者相比，男同性恋者和女同性恋者仍然更多地迁移到大城市。因此，当移出全球北方时，男同性恋者和女同性恋者的迁移模式有所不同，重点是流向中等城市，而不是像全球北方那样集中到大城市。最后，结果表明男同性恋者，