on february 12, 2018, during the street carnival of são paulo, thousands of people attended a parade called love fest, which celebrated human diversity, sexual and gender equality. a version of the flag, created by estêvão romane, co-founder of the festival, was unveiled which presented the original eight stripe flag with a white stripe in the middle, representing all colors (human diversity in terms of religion, gender, sex preferences, ethnicities), and peace and union among all.