Frei Caneca Street, Commercial street in Consolação, São Paulo, Brazil.

Frei Caneca Street runs from Paulista Avenue to Caio Prado Street in Cerqueira César, Consolação district, São Paulo. It is named after Joaquim da Silva Rabelo, the friar Frei Caneca, executed in 1825 after the Confederação do Equador. Along it stand Shopping Frei Caneca, the Paróquia do Divino Espírito Santo, the Casa de Dante cultural institute and the Escola de Atores Wolf Maya.

The street is named after Frei Caneca, born Joaquim da Silva Rabelo in Recife in 1779, a preacher, politician, journalist and poet executed in 1825 after the Confederação do Equador. In 2003 a security guard at Shopping Frei Caneca confronted a male couple kissing inside the mall; around 2,000 people answered with a "beijaço", a mass kiss-in that filled the food court. From that year bars and nightclubs opened along the street, and the mall was taken up by the LGBT community.

The street's LGBT identity dates from 2003, when a security guard at Shopping Frei Caneca confronted a kissing male couple; around 2,000 people answered with a "beijaço" that filled the food court. Bars, nightclubs and gay saunas followed, and the mall was adopted by the community. The street is named after Frei Caneca, a Recife-born friar, orator and journalist executed in 1825 after the Confederação do Equador.

The street is easy to reach by public transportation and sits in an area with clear signage and easy navigation. Visitors should expect crowds during peak times and wear sturdy shoes since the sidewalks see heavy foot traffic.

In 2003 a security guard at Shopping Frei Caneca confronted a same-sex couple kissing inside the mall; the gay community responded with a "beijaço" in which 2,000 people kissed simultaneously, filling the food court. The episode turned the street into a symbol of resistance for São Paulo's LGBT community.