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All wedding traditions

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🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSame-sex marriage in ArgentinaMatrimonio igualitario The legal recognition of same-sex unions that made Argentina the first nation in Latin America to permit them.Modern · Engagement and betrothal

🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and 1 moreSame-sex marriage in Brazil The nationwide legal recognition of same-sex unions following a 2013 judicial ruling.Modern · Engagement and betrothal 🇻🇪 Caracas, VenezuelaSame-sex marriage in Venezuela The ongoing legal and social effort to recognize same-sex marriages and civil partnerships in Venezuela.Modern 🇸🇷 SurinameRecognition of same-sex unions in Suriname The legal status of same-sex marriage and civil partnerships in Suriname.Modern

🇨🇴 Bogotá, ColombiaSame-sex marriage in Colombia The legal recognition of same-sex unions established by the Constitutional Court in 2016.Modern · The ceremony 🇧🇴 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaRecognition of same-sex unions in Bolivia The legal recognition of civil unions and marriages for same-sex couples in Bolivia.Modern · Engagement and betrothal

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Same-sex marriage in Colombia: Diego Cambiaso, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
Same-sex marriage in Brazil: Fabio Pozzebom/ABr, CC BY 3.0 br, source
Same-sex marriage in Argentina: Víctor Buggé, CC BY 2.0, source

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