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Pedalar pelado é desconfortável?

Surpreendentemente, para homem ou mulher, pedalar nú não é especialmente menos confortável que pedalar vestido. Pedalando vestido você está sempre em atrito com as costuras, em muitos casos pedalar nú é mais confortável! Rotas serão sempre escolhidas levando em consideração os ciclistas menos experientes, evitando subidas e mantendo um ritmo de lazer, o que aumenta o conforto.

Esta é uma pedalada volta ao mundo?

Não. Pequenas pedaladas separadas estão ocorrendo em várias cidades ao redor do mundo nos mesmos dias. Claro que se alguem se dispor a pedalar pelado ao redor do mundo...

É legal ficar nú em público?

Depende das leis do país em que a pedalada esteja ocorrendo. Nudismo em público é frequentemente mais aceitável que você acha, contanto que o comportamento das pessoas nuas em questão não seja leviano, agressivo ou violento. Para países com leis mais rígidas, a pedalada é "tão nú quanto você ousar" - nudez total não é obrigatória!

Porque vocês estão pedalando nús?

Para celebrar a pedalada e o corpo humano. A pedalada demonstra a vulnerabilidade dos ciclistas nas ruas e protesta contra a dependência do petróleo.

Há uma pedalada ocorrendo próximo a mim?

Confira a lista de pedaladas. Se não houver nenhuma, que talcomeçar uma pedalada você mesmo?

Porque o WNBR não é um evento mensal?

Quanto mais pedaladas uma cidade tiver, menos atenção da mídia elas tem e menores elas se tornam. Pequenas pedaladas sem exposição na mídia são mais suscetíveis de serem atrapalhadas pela polícia. A Polícia, normalmente, não gosta de ser vista no telejornal da noite tentando prender mais de 100 ciclistas pelados.

Praticalidades

Tenho que usar uma bicicleta?

Não! Qualquer tipo de patins ou skates são bem vindos. Você não será capaz de acompanhar o ritmo se estiver a pé mas qualquer forma alternativa de transporte movido a força humana é bem vinda e encorajada. Em muitos eventos as pessoas vão de skates, monociclos, triciclos, bicicletas chopper, bicicletas tandems, recurvadas e riquichás. O que não são bem vindos são as formas de transporte dependentes da queima de combustíveis (fósseis ou não).

Tenho que ir totalmente nú?

Não! Nudismo não é requerido para participar nesta pedalada. Todas as pedaladas ao redor do mundo são opcionais de vestimenta. O código de vestimenta é 'tão nú quanto você ousar', então tente se desafiar. Vista tão pouco quanto puder se mantendo confortável.

As pessoas costumam vestir shorts, sutiens, sungas, cuecas, biquinis, pinturas corporais, máscaras, etc. Haverá muitas pessoas que irão pedalar completamente nuas, então não sinta que também é seu dever se não estiver confortável mostrando seu corpo. Muitas pessoas se sentem mais confiantes após o início da pedalada então fique a vontade para se despir enquanto pedala!

Tenho que pedalar pelado? Posso participar vestido ou seminú?

O código de vestimenta do World Naked Bike Ride é "as bare as you dare", "tão nú quanto você ousar". Quão nú é isso? Quanto pelado você ousa? Tudo depende de você: você decide o que lhe é confortável. O passeio é roupa-opcional.

Ninguém é excluído ou discriminado baseado em sua quantidade de roupa, pintura ou qualquer coisa do gênero!

Enquanto nudez não é requerida para participar neste passeio, nós lhe encorajamos a se desafiar. Vista tão pouco quanto puder enquanto ainda se sinta confortável. Repeite seus próprios limites e vá Tão Nú Quanto Você Ousar!

Posso me machucar pedalando nú?

Somente se não usar qualquer protetor solar ou se cair da bicicleta. Nós recomendamos que você use protetor solar, calçados e um capacete. Pedale cuidadosamente e você não se machucará.

Seu bumbum, provavelmente, não machucará mais que quando você pedala vestido. Se você ficar dolorido (com ou sem roupas), pode ser que você tenha um selim ruim. Aparte de ter um selim melhor para seu corpo, você pode usar um assento acolchoado ou uma capa de selim de gel. Caso você não tenha usado uma bicicleta por muitos anos, seu bumbum pode ficar dolorido depois das primeiras pedaladas, você talvez queira treinar um pouco antes do dia do WNBR.

Como é pedalar pelado?

Da mesma forma como acontece com roupas, mas um pouco mais frio. A maioria dos ciclistas também acham excitante, libertador, poderoso... e altamente hilariante!

Machucará minha genitália?

Não, não machucará! Nenhum machucado ou dano ocorrerá se pedalar da forma normal. Será o mesmo que pedalar vestido, um pouco mais frio.

Nota: Tanto faz se você estiver vestido ou nú, pedalar em um selim duro pode ser dolorido depois - particularmente se você não tem pedalado recentemente.

Assegure-se de usar um selim que já seja confortável vestido e você estará bem. Se quiser o máximo de conforto, cubra o selim com uma capa de selim de gel.

E sobre a higiene? Minhas partes íntimas tocarão o assento!

Certamente tocarão! Algumas pessoas temem que possam pegar alguma coisa do selim ou torná-lo sujo somente sentando nú. Indeed they will! Some people fear that they will catch something from the seat or make the seat dirty just by sitting on it naked. A menos que você (ou seu selim) já tenha uma terrível higiene, não haverá problema. Não tem havido nenhuma única menção deste tipo de problema ocorrendo nos muitos anos em que as pessoas pedalam nuas.

Para aqueles que ainda estejam preocupados aqui vai uma solução simples para antes do passeio: 1. Tome um banho. 2. Limpe seu selim.

E se eu não for convencionalmente atraente?

Ótimo! Por favor venha ao passeio! Todos nós estaremos lá com você celebrando a força e a individualidade do corpo. Pessoas de todas as idades, tamanhos, formas e aparências pedalam na World Naked Bike Ride. Na pedalada, você vai ser tratado com dignidade e respeito não importa o seu corpo.

Um dos maravilhosos impactos deste passeio é mostrar ao mundo quão variados os corpos verdadeiros podem ser, ao contrário das imagens manipuladas que inundam os meios de comunicação e causam tanta insegurança.

Devo usar calçados?

If you're not sure about this then you should wear some sort of footwear. This is epecially recommended if you have rough pedals. Sandals or flipflops will do. Most riders use footwear for safety and comfort reasons. If you're still planning to ride barefoot, it's advisable to try this out on an urban ride before cycling barefoot on World Naked Bike Ride.

Eu não tenho uma bicicleta, skates ou patins. Como posso participar?

You can always rent or borrow one for the day! Ask your friends or try your nearest bike hire shop.

O que devo vestir? Como devo me decorar?

Please be creative and colourful in expressing yourself! Body painting, customising your bike, and other creative expression is strongly encouraged!

If you look at the history section of this site you will notice different groups have different approaches to their rides regarding body adornment.

Seattle has a well-established naked bike ride during the Summer Solstice Parade that prides itself on its display of body painting creativity. In fact some even have dropped the "naked" in their name to call them the Painted Cyclists. Despite their streaker roots, a few among them even look down on participants who are just naked. We don't do that, our event is not strictly artistic, however, we strongly encourage people to express themselves and be colourful.

You can find ideas and resources for body painting on our body art page as well as our older Body Art page.

Este é um evento de protesto, posso trazer cartazes, etc? Qeu mensagem devo comunicar?

We recommend bringing something that communicates the messages of the ride (opposition to oil dependency and celebration of our bodies). You could paint the message onto your body (click here for a terrific photo of painted messages from Aukland's Feb 2005 ride, and inspiring use of stencils from the USA's Republican National Convention 2004 protests in NYC). You could mount a sign/object/flag onto your bicycle (see, for example, "Race cards with slogans" on page Art_bike). You might want to wear a prop (mask, wings, tail, etc). Use your imagination. There are some ideas at the London ride pages.

Don't feel limited by the main WNBR messages ("protest oil dependency", "curb car culture", "real rights for bikes", "celebrate body freedom"). You can communicate opposition to oil dependency through a number of specific local issues from the region/country of your ride. You may feel strongly opposed to your country's participation in the US led war in Iraq. It can be easily argued that this war wouldn't have happened if the world were no longer oil dependent. It would make sense to attend the World Naked Bike Ride in protest of the war in Iraq or any other conflict fueled by oil dependency.

Modéstia e embaraço

Veja também: Wikipedia: Modesty.

As pessoas me fotografarão?

They might. If it makes you uncomfortable, let photographers know that they don't have permission to photograph you. Also, let other riders know this so they can tell photographers not to photograph you. Another approach is to keep your clothes on at the start of the ride, and take them off after you have left the assembly point. Both of these approaches will reduce photographs being taken at the start of the ride, but it's not possible to stop people from photographing during the ride.

local WNBR events often have documentary teams taking pictures and video, but they are generally considerate professional people and will try to keep your wishes in mind when covering the event. You can see many of their images on the WNBR website and publicity, which is sometimes shared with other related non-profit groups.

There will also be photographers at the event who use their images for other reasons, and you won't know without asking. If anyone is acting aggressively or suspiciously, or making you feel uncomfortable, please tell a WNBR team member or someone who can confront them, and tell them to back off and give people personal space. People need to understand the positive message of WNBR and understand that part of respecting each others' bodies is giving each other enough personal space to be comfortable. This is especially important for riders that have never been naked with strangers or in public before. They have their own issues they are dealing with and aggressive gawking or unwanted exposure adds an additional, unwanted complication to their experience. So speak up!

Some rides deliberately spell out photography policies in order to avoid problem behaviour from photographers. This seems to be helpful. Visit the Photography_policy page for details.

Porque as pessoas não se deixam ser fotografadas?

There are two major reasons for riders wishing to limit photography at the rides.

Photographs can reveal your identity when you want to remain anonymous
First, a rider might want to avoid being photographed because their job, family, neighbours might recognise them if the photos were posted on the internet or a news report. Just because you support the message of the ride, this doesn't mean you want to lose your anonymity during the ride.

This problem is easy to address with some disguise - some things that can help are makeup, body paint, masks, fake beards, wigs, costumes, and sunglasses (but be careful that you can still cycle safely). If you don't have any distinguishing tattoos, you often only have to disguise your head and face.

Photographers can be intrusive and aggressive
Secondly, badly behaved photographers sometimes act like "paparazzi" and are very intrusive/agressive with their photography. In most cities, there is no law to prevent photographs being taken in a public area, and riders who are happy to be photographed during the ride often don't want to be photographed while they undress, get bodypainted, or during the wait for the ride start. A typical example of "paparazzi"-like behaviour is when ill-behaved male photographers will surround a female rider who is preparing for the ride by undressing at the ride assembly point. The rider in question may feel uncomfortable about this and ask the photographers to stop. This usually works, but some photographers will simply ignore the verbal request. This is a reason some rides will establish their own photo policies (eg- Seattle, London). The problem can often be solved by riding to a separate location to undress, since the problem photographers are rarely actual members of the ride (but they can be).

Some rides just want to avoid any photography and that's ok
Most rides are very public, and riders on the ride expect to be photographed by bystanders who see the ride as it passes through.

A few rides (especially rural ones) have chosen simply to ban photographs on the ride, usually this is to prevent both of the previously mentioned problems. These rides usually take place discretely (sometimes only riders know the start location). This means there is little risk of the public witnessing the ride. This doesn't make the ride invalid, but simply more private.

Qual será a proporção de homens e mulheres?

It's hard to know the gender ratio in advance.

While many rides have been gender-balanced, it is rare that females outnumbered males on any ride. Of course we'd like it if every ride had a good gender balance, but the only people who can help make it happen is the promotion team and the people who show up themselves.

One good example of a gender-balanced painted naked cycling group is the painted cyclists of the Summer Solstice Parade in Fremont, Seattle. That group has been cycling for years, and there is a strong tradition of creative diversity. Having a ride that approaches the diversity of the community is a sign that the ride is maturing, has earned the trust of the community, and is attracting a wide range of people.

Obviously, cycling and opposing oil dependency are not gender-specific activities. Public nudity has a very different meaning for each of us and this often relates to our experience of being male or female.

Posso assistir ao invés de participar?

WNBR is an event which encourages participation. People who show up just to watch or take pictures are likely to make some feel uncomfortable and may be asked to either get involved in a helpful, positive way or leave the immediate area.

WNBR is not just a great event for spectators, visiting tourists and the general public, it's an amazing experience that everybody can participate in or support. For example, many cities have a bodypainting party in one location with live music, then move to another start location, then hold various happenings around the city or stop off at different points during the ride for various activities. These additional activities can include a massive group splash in a prominent urban fountain, a photo shoot with a spectacular backdrop, somewhere to protest oil dependency (such as a petrol station), and maybe to conclude at a house party or pub.

Legalidade e ofensa

Preciso de uma licença para pedalar nú nas ruas em um grande grupo?

How many Critical Mass groups seek permits to ride in the streets? Do car drivers get permits to cause traffic jams? Do you think you need permission to ride your bicycle with others? Isn't bicycle riding one of the most responsible and efficient ways to get around? Shouldn't local and national government be supporting people who encourage change for the better? Do you need a permit to swim naked at the beach or to sunbathe in the park? Think about it. Think about the implications of asking permission for your freedom, rather than granting yourself the right to live fully and completely.

It's one thing to work with officials or other community groups to make sure the event happens in a successful way if you are using city resources or community space, but quite another to ask for permission to use the roads that you collectively own with other tax payers to go cycling in a responsible manner.

Posso ser preso?

Above, an artist produced this painting to invite the community of Seattle to mock the looming threat of police arrests of naked participants, including the Nekkid Bicyclists, during the 2001 Fremont Summer Solstice Parade. Pictures above and below appear courtesy of Gary David Yngve.

A common question that seems to be coming up is, what does the law say?

Yup, it seems that almost everywhere in the world riding your bicycle naked is illegal — but still we do it!

Most of the naked rides that we have done in Vancouver, have been, well pretty much naked, but Vancouver is a lot more tolerant than say Beijing or Riyadh.

If you feel uncomfortable going completely naked or you are afraid of any legal scuffles, here is some advice. Don't go completely naked.

Here is why we have been getting away with it:

The laws on nudity are often incredibly vague and difficult to enforce

You probably don't need to cover up an awful lot to be legal. With the incredible transforming powers of a little body paint, liquid latex, a strategically-placed sock or duct tape you too can transform the average city-streaking wild naked cyclist into "the legal city-streaking wild naked cyclist". Be creative: a little imagination can change everything.

The laws on nudity also seem to hinge on something called "indecent exposure". The fact of the matter is that being naked is not "indecent". There is nothing indecent about a naked body. The only thing that is indecent are the laws on indecent exposure. Simon Oosterman of the Auckland 2005 WNBR says it best: "Stop the indecent exposure to vehicle emissions!" After all, the shame is on them, not on us!

There are many indecent laws that we the citizens of the world have to stand up to, especially those that infringe our personal freedoms.

Police do not want to be seen confronting a large group of peaceful naked people

It's too embarrassing!

World Naked Bike Ride is clothing-optional

Ride "as bare as you dare!"

Our best weapon is humour

This is a very important one. If you encounter police or any other aggression, do not reciprocate the aggression. Keep it light. It's tough getting angry at a colourful naked person on a bicycle.

Anger and aggression only returns anger and aggression.

None of our rides have been behind closed doors, we do them loud and we do them proud. After all, who would care if we did the ride in reserved nudist areas or where no one could see us? We advertise them in local non-mainstream newspapers. We are challenging social norms, we are challenging the template laws that tell us that what is right is wrong.

I have had many fun encounters with police officers, one of the most interesting was when this grumpy police officer came up to me and told me that he thought that what I was wearing was indecent. I looked him straight in the eye and told him that I thought his opinion was indecent. I was right — and no — I was not arrested.

Nobody has ever been arrested at any of the major naked cycling events in Vancouver, Spain or Germany. There have been arrests in Seattle during the Solstice Parade, but charges were dropped and police do not generally engage the naked cyclists during that event anymore. One of the other arrests at that event was due to an situation where one of the bicyclists accidentally hit a child on the parade route. Just bicycle responsibly and use common sense.

The only arrest that has ever been made at a WNBR event was on February 13, 2005 in Auckland. More info at the Enzyme WNBR web site

WNBR is not just a ride against oil dependency, its a ride for self-empowerment.

Isn't public nudity offensive?

People are offended by all kinds of harmless things, people and ideas. People have been offended by religous cartoons, Muslims converting to Christianity (in Afganistan), farting, burping, Martin Luther King, Jesus, Gandhi, the accidental exposure of Janet Jackson's breast, rock'n'roll, sex education, tattoos, dancing, the peace movement, environmentalists, droopy pants, "minority" groups, potbellies, hairy chests, Teletubbies, and most likely even you at some point.

For a good essay looking at this issue look at The Offence of Public Nudity by Mark Storey

E quanto a criadores de caso?

People should not avoid riding bicycles because they are afraid of negligent drivers. People should not avoid getting naked in public or at home because of their fear of paedophiles and perverts or prying neighbours who want to clog up the courts with frivolous lawsuits. Who wins when you change the way you live out of fear? Think about it.

Problem behaviour can be dealt with directly by confronting people who are behaving inappropriately and alerting law enforcement authorities if the behaviour continues to be suspicious or the individual becomes a threat.

What about children? Aren't they especially at risk from seeing naked people?

The idea that somehow children are negatively affected by non-sexualized nudity is a myth. Children are more likely to be curious if nudity was discouraged in their family. The only thing prudish parents have to worry about is that their children might want to get naked themselves if it looks like people are having fun. As children grow older they are more likely to resent repressive parents if they think they lack common sensibilities.

See also Wikipedia's article on Issues in social nudity as it relates to children.

Read Mark Storey's essay "Children, Social Nudity and Scholarly Study".

Crianças podem participar no evento?

Yes, children are allowed to participate in WNBR. WNBR is designed to be family-friendly. Children do sometimes ride, participate and otherwise contribute to WNBR events, currently however, it is pretty rare. As an example, the Seattle ride has had one kid participate in their rides in 2004 and 2006, other naked cyclists events have also had kids participate.

Children and teenagers under 16 or 18 (depending on what country they are from) are not encouraged to participate in WNBR without close supervision from a parent or legal guardian. WNBR does not provide child care or babysitting services.

WNBR has a policy of not allowing promoters to directly recruit children to participate in our events. Children who are interested in participating should speak with their parents or legal guardians.

Como posso relatar comportamento abusivo contra crianças?

If you know about a child who is in immediate danger or risk, call your local police.

If you live in the USA please report incidents to The CyberTipline or call 1-800-843-5678. For incidents in Canada please report to Cybertip.ca. For incidents in the UK please report to Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre or call +44 (0)870 000 3344.

The WNBR admin team does report suspicious forms received from our web site to the proper authorities. Incidents that occur during our rides are referred directly to the police.

Encontrando ou organizando uma pedalada

Há um evento sendo preparado em minha cidade ou região?

Please look in the list of upcoming rides. If you don't see a ride listed near you, how about networking and organizing your own ride? Organizing a ride is almost as fun as the ride itself! You'll be amazed what you can achieve.

Como posso organizar ou me involver em um evento local?

You are invited to not only ride with us but also to help organize a WNBR event in the city of your choosing. All you have to do is fill out the sign-up form (at http://worldnakedbikeride.org) and we will help you set up a web page with all the necessary information, such as meeting and after party location. There are other resources on the main WNBR site as well that you may find interesting and useful. There resources include info on helping you promote an event and other ideas and suggestions for organizing rides.

Anybody who wants to organize a meeting to organize a ride, please post it on the main announcement list.

Anybody who wants to volunteer can do any of the following:

• contact the coordinator in that city,
• become a coordinator in that city,
• attend meetings
• design a flyer and post to the main web site
• join the discussion groups. A list of all the discussion groups is on the at http://worldnakedbikeride.org
• make a donation to your local coordinator; ( don't leave them saddled with the debts ).
• if you want to get involved and your local coordinator is not helping, organize your own ride.

The World Naked Bike Ride belongs to everybody.

That means that you are entirely welcome to organize your own naked bike ride as long as your event is a protest against oil dependency and participants have the option to ride their bikes naked, the main WNBR web site will promote your event.

Como contactar os coordenadores locais?

Search for a ride by country on the main page, or look over the list of upcoming rides by city. Sometimes contact info is there.

If not you can use the form on the main page after selecting an existing ride from the pull-down menu and then posting your comments or questions to the coordination team in the comments/question area of the form. Then hit submit.

If that does not work, one can then join the main or regional WNBR groups and ask your question of the coordination team there.

Quantos participantes são necessários para um evento WNBR de sucesso?

It's not about the size of the event.

WNBR is not a competition, its about the empowerment of the individual. A ride with only two people can be just as successful as a ride with 400.

Even though there was a really cold autumn rain storm in Brazil on 12 June 2004 the WNBR event went ahead as planned. Two really cold and completely naked cyclists took to the streets of Brazil. It often takes more courage to do something when you are all alone than when you are in a big group.

The first naked bike ride that we organized in Vancouver had only 13 people; but it was the best ride we ever organized. Even though we had only 13 cyclists we cycled straight past the biggest police station in Vancouver and we didn't do it quietly either.

Courage is the first step towards solutions.

- Conrad Schmidt, 22 January 2005

É aceitável omitir o ambientalismo ou os temas positivos ao corpo ou ainda requisitar às pessoas que vistam um mínimo de roupas?

No. People are entirely welcome to organise their own naked bike ride as long as their event is a protest against oil dependency and participants have the option to ride their bikes naked. Only then will the official WNBR website agree to promote the event.

A pedalada tem uma mensagem única?

The ride has many different images and slogans that people use to communicate the ride's purpose. Local rides are free to highlight local concerns (closure of a local clothes-free cost-free beach, urban road expansions, safety needs of cyclists). All local rides use clothing-optional bike rides as a means of protesting against oil dependency and celebrating the power and individuality of our bodies.

Política

O que tem a ver pedalar nú com protesto ambiental?

We face automobile traffic with our naked bodies as the best way of defending our dignity and exposing the unique dangers faced by cyclists and pedestrians as well as the negative consequences we all face due to dependence on oil, and other forms of non-renewable energy.

Parece mais uma festa que um protesto. Porque deveria ser considerado sério politicamente?

Having fun and doing public outreach are not mutually exclusive goals. People see us on the streets and you can see the gears turning in their heads. People see a large group of cyclists and they think to themselves, what is this, why are they doing that? It won't take long for them to figure out that by doing something different, by immersing ourselves in lanes intended for cars and not for bicycles, by tossing our clothes and rejecting our shame, we are protesting a way of life which needs to be abandoned.

We paint our bodies with political messages or beautiful designs to complement our forms. We pass out flyers informing the public about our message. We use portable public address systems or raise our voices and chant in unison

Getting people to laugh and smile is a great way to connect and share ideas in a non-threatening way. We realize there will always be the occasional grinch that just can't share the road with cyclists or stand the sight of a natural human being. Fortunately for us, their numbers are decreasing and ours are increasing.

Parece com o passeio de bike da Critical Mass/Bicicletada – vocês estão tentando atrapalhar o trânsito?

We are not stopping traffic, we are traffic! Critical Mass and other cycle activism groups promote awareness of cyclists out of necessity — many cyclists are seriously injured and killed by careless drivers. That includes commuters, students, children, police officers on bicycles. Everybody is at risk in a society that promotes car culture over walking, cycling and sustainable transport.

Many roads were not built for bicycle traffic, many communities were not designed to take advantage of the world's most efficient means of personal transport. Instead, we have subordinated our common sense and community values to the requirements of large, expensive, dangerous, loud and polluting vehicles. Oil has become one of our most important commodities despite its inherent costs of war and innocent lives. No wild area is seen as too pristine to mine for this "black gold". This must change.

Like Critical Mass, WNBR aims to promote bicycle transportation and recreation, and environmentally-responsible, sustainable solutions to living in the 21st Century. Who can turn down the opportunity to be free of emissions, cars and shame?

Porque alguém apoiaria nudez em publico?

Non-sexualized, colourful and creative nakedness in uptight societies is a refreshing way to remind people of some of the fundamental freedoms of life that people have collectively handed over, without really thinking of the consequences. Its about body-positive values: living a healthy life in tune with, not against, our environment; respecting the natural beauty and diversity of human bodies; and establishing and projecting a positive self-image and rejecting shame.

Quais slogans você tem para o passeio?

Veja a página dos Slogans.

Posso trazer uma placa, folhetos, etc? Que mensagem devo comunicar?

We recommend bringing something that communicates the messages of the ride (opposition to oil dependency and celebration of our bodies). You could paint the message onto your body (click here for a terrific photo of painted messages from Aukland's Feb 2005 ride, and inspiring use of stencils from the USA's RNC 2004 protests in NYC). You could mount a sign/object/flag onto your bicycle. You might want to wear a prop (mask, wings, tail, etc). Use your imagination.

Don't feel limited by the main WNBR messages. You can communicate opposition to oil dependency through a number of local-specific issues. You may feel strongly opposed to the UK and US led war in Iraq. It can be easily argued that this war wouldn't have happened if the world were no longer oil dependent. It would make sense to attend the World Naked Bike Ride in protest of the war in Iraq or any other conflict fuelled by oil dependency.

Sobre a World Naked Bike Ride

O que é o World Naked Bike Ride afinal?

World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is about protesting oil dependency and celebrating the power and individuality of our bodies. Naked bicycle people power!

Qual é o apelo do WNBR? Porque as pessoas o realizam? Por que ele cresceu tão rápido?

WNBR is highly infectious. Its message and image has immediate widespread appeal. It operates on a simple, scaleable model, relies on grassroots promotion, and integrates easily into collaborative projects and interests in the vast majority of progressive communities across the globe. It is no wonder that events are rapidly spreading to other cities all over the globe!

WNBR is not just a great event for spectators, visiting tourists and the general public, it is an amazing experience that everybody can either participate in, witness or support at whatever level they are comfortable.

People love the idea of participating in a ride that celebrates the natural beauty of the human body, the shameless freedom and innocent sensual pleasure from not wearing clothes while travelling pollution-free through the breeze through our communities. Auroroa Denai, one of Chicago's high-energy riders, urges her fellow riders to

They also enjoy engaging the public in a cheerful, light-hearted way about a very serious threat to the entire globe – oil dependency and car culture. For some it is also a great feeling to stick it to the man, to challenge the status quo, and raise the blood pressure of prudes and gas guzzlers alike. We have noticed that the same people who support the oil industry and a culture of complacency on important environmental issues tend to also be repressive of other peoples' personal freedom.

Others see it as delivering a very powerful, life-affirming, basic message:

Há algum grupo de discussão online que eu possa participar?

Yes, people who support the message of WNBR are invited to join the main discussion group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldNakedBikeRide/

Several of the cities or countries will also have local, grassroots discussion groups that you can join. You can find a listing of those groups on the list of upcoming rides.

Onde posso encontrar mais informações sobre os eventos WNBR passados?

Visit the WNBR past events page.

Quem está endossando e apoiando o WNBR?

World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is being organized and supported by many different groups. The groups are only connected by their determination to all be naked on their bikes June 11th, riding in celebration, jubilation to deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world to the masses. Yes, we have many great reasons to be celebrating June 11th with all the glory of naked two wheel sanity. It's time to join hundreds of naked compatriots in a free, non-sexual, fun bike ride!

Que cobertura da mídia você teve?

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Qual é a história do WNBR e do ciclismo nú em geral?

Veja a seção de História deste site.

Que tipo de pessoas participam do WNBR?

People from all walks of life and beliefs. We have families with children, engineers, university professors, carpenters, environmentalists, sport cyclists, gardeners, multimedia artists, bike activists, naturists/nudists, social activists, therapists, poets, city workers, lots of college students, artists, millionaires, people who are living in poverty, Burning Man people, union workers, union organizers, legal professionals, people who are just curious what it would be like to ride — people just like you! You would be surprised!

Por que tão poucos grupos minoritários participam? Porque é que não existem passeios em determinados países?

Todos estão convidados a, não apenas participar nos passeios locais, mas também organizar passeios em suas próprias cidades.

Existe algum item a venda para angariar fundos?

Yes, we have WNBR T-shirts. Funds from the T-shirt go into a legal fund for the defence of arrested cyclists.

Você pode me enviar fotos de pessoas nuas?

Sorry, probably not. There are plenty of pictures available all over the web. We encourage active participation in the ride itself.

Posso deduzir contribuições ao World Naked Bike Ride em minha declaração de imposto de renda?

Obrigado por se oferecer para ajudar. Por favor, contacte o coordenador do WNBR local para detalhes sobre doações.