Brazil’s Pabllo Vittar is the World’s Next Big Drag Queen

Americas|The World’s Next Big Drag Queen Is Brazilian

São Paulo’s main avenue was packed this period with thousands of radical draped successful the yellowish and greenish of the Brazilian emblem and captivated by a commanding fig atop a tractor-trailer rigged with speakers.

From above, the country could person possibly passed for 1 of the galore governmental rallies held successful the aforesaid spot by erstwhile President Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian far-right person who has infamously declared that helium could ne'er emotion a cheery son.

(Though, to beryllium fair, the tremendous rainbow emblem would beryllium a giveaway.)

It was, successful fact, 1 of the world’s largest Pride parades, and the idiosyncratic atop the dependable motortruck was Phabullo Rodrigues da Silva, 30, the cheery lad of a working-class azygous parent successful Brazil’s north.

Yet everyone successful the assemblage knew him arsenic Pabllo Vittar, a 6-foot-2-inch resistance queen successful a glittering cutoff Brazilian shot jersey and shredded jean shorts — 1 of the biggest popular stars successful this federation of 203 million.

“It’s truthful beauteous to spot you successful yellowish and green!” Pabllo Vittar shouted to those successful the crowd, galore wearing fishnet and G-strings. She had called connected the revelers to deterioration Brazil’s nationalist colors to reclaim the Brazilian emblem from Mr. Bolsonaro’s right-wing movement. “Let’s dance!”

RuPaul whitethorn inactive beryllium the queen of queens, but the heir to the planetary crown has arrived.