http://us.news3.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/333,http%3A%2F%2Fus.news2.yimg.com%2Fus.yimg.com%2Fp%2Fafp%2F20050509%2Fcapt.sge.num93.090505171243.photo00.photo.default-333x222.jpgThe Brazilian town of Esperantina staged an orgy of conferences on topics ranging from impotence to premature ejaculation to mark its annual 'Orgasm Day'(AFP/Illustration)
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=741368Brazilian Town Declares Orgasm Day Intended to Improve Relationships Between Married Couples
The Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil May 9, 2005 — Sex rarely makes the news in Brazil's conservative Northeast until a small town declared an official Orgasm Day on Monday. Espertantina Mayor Felipe Santolia endorsed the May 9 holiday, which he said was intended to improve relationships between married couples.
"We're celebrating orgasm in all its senses. There's even a panel discussion on premature ejaculation. But from what I've seen, women have more trouble achieving orgasm than men, especially in marriage," Santolia said by telephone from Esperantina, 1,300 miles (2,100 kilometers) north of Rio de Janeiro.
Santolia said the
remote town of 38,000 people has been unofficially celebrating orgasm day for years, but that the town's former mayor had vetoed a bill making it an official municipal holiday. The city council passed a law Saturday creating the holiday. Santolia, who took office earlier this year, said he would sign the bill later Monday.
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Santolia said the idea of celebrating Orgasm Day at first created a scandal in this poor region, known for its religious fervor. But he said residents gradually residents warmed to the idea.
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