The Sport That Opens Doors to a New World
Children and adolescents from São Gonçalo come to UmRio to play rugby and learn to overcome life challenges.
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Campaign Vivo à Beira Raises R$ 250,000
Pierre wanted to use his own dream as a way to enable young Brazilians to do the same
Soluções Urbanas Repairs Homes for Family in Niterói
The volunteers built a sidewalk, which will reduce the risk of landslides and make it safe so that kids can go outside and play.
Parque Sitiê Earns Official Park Status
Parque Sitiê had much to celebrate on Brazil’s independence day.
Connecting Those Who Promote Opportunities in Brazil
Last week in Rio de Janeiro, three organizations supported by BrazilFoundation opened their homes to our partners and donors from Miami, Boston, and Rio de Janeiro.
Celebrating Rio at Casa Cisco
Check out some of the photos so far from the Celebrating Rio cocktail event at Casa Cisco in Rio de Janeiro.
Youth Share Experiences in Social Technology to Transform their Communities
Voz das Comunidades and Instituto Luther King participate in an exchange.
Quabales and Orquestra de Cordas da Grota Together Making Music
The two organizations met in Niterói to share experiences
Access to Music Can Change Lives
“In art we are all equal – no matter your skin color or social status. Music is such that all who are present are participants, and everyone has a part…”
Tyco Graduation
30 youths graduated from the Curso de Instalador de Sistema Eletrônico de Segurança, (Electronic Security System Installer Course), an initiative of a partnership between BrazilFoundation, the Carioca Fund, Tyco and Galpão Aplauso. After six months of hard work, the youths are now better prepared to enter the labor market. The course consisted of technical classes […]
Ideas That Transform Brazil: Social Entrepreneurism
Social entrepreneurship – that was the theme of the night for a talk organized by BrazilFoundation on Thursday in Rio de Janeiro. Held at the residence of BrazilFoundation founder Leona Forman, partners and supporters came together to hear from two prominent social leaders: Anderson France, “Dinho”, of Universidade da Correria, and Rene Silva, of the newspaper Voz […]