Women in Brazil staged a topless protest - to fight for the right to go topless.
In a city where little more than a thong bikini is seen as modest and old fashioned, a woman showing few centimetres more skin in shedding her bikini at the beach is treated as a scandalous act of promiscuity that attracts unpleasant attention.
"We believe that this is something that is going to take a while. It is something cultural, it will take a while to change, but there is no point in us sitting there doing nothing.
"So we try to make it playful, involve people so that this is received in a natural way and not seen as a protest," Nogueira told Reuters TV on Tuesday.
The campaigners celebrated the growing support for the movement, with a number of men and women taking part.
"This is a space for everyone to share, to be happy," said topless campaigner Barbara Calmo.
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