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POC A Brazilian LGBTQ+ identity and aesthetic label — unrelated to the English acronym "people of color" despite the coincidental overlap in letters; originally a slur, now reclaimed as a proud, flamboyant self-description.

Origin:Originated in the 1970s as a Brazilian Portuguese pejorative for effeminate gay men, reportedly linked to the sound of high heels ("o barulho do salto alto"). Over subsequent decades it was reclaimed within Brazil's LGBTQ+ community, notably popularized in its reclaimed, celebratory sense by drag performer and pop star Pabllo Vittar, and today functions as a proud aesthetic/identity label rather than an insult. It shares no etymology with the unrelated English initialism "POC" (people of color); the resemblance is coincidental.
First Seen:1970s
Peak Era:2010s-2026 (Reclaimed, Brazilian LGBTQ+ Canon)
Aura Impact:+10 Aura (Wearing the Word as Proud Self-Expression) / -15 Aura (Using It as the Old Insult)

EXAMPLE USAGE

"Ela chegou toda montada, poc até a alma."

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