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International

Brazil ships 125 tons of food to Cuba

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that additional shipments of rice, corn, and soybeans, will be dispatched to the country in the coming weeks.

Lançamento da campanha Natal sem Fome 2019
General

Christmas Without Hunger hands out 2 thousand tons of food countrywide

An initiative by the NGO Ação da Cidadania, the campaign is celebrating its third decade in existence with the largest collection in the last three years: 2 thousand tons of food will be distributed to families all over Brazil, starting Thursday, benefiting over 800 thousand people.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 24/02/2023 – Vista do teleférico, que está desativado, no Complexo do Alemão, na zona norte da capital fluminense. Foto Tomaz Silva/Agência Brasil
Human Rights

Hunger plagues half of residents in Rio favela complex

A survey shows that 53% of the 8,700 residents of Complexo do Alemão faced severe food insecurity in 2020–2022, with 11% of families stating their children had gone a whole day without eating because there was no money.

Rio de Janeiro (RJ), 07/09/2023 – 29º Grito dos Excluídos protesta pelas ruas do centro do Rio de Janeiro. Foto: Tomaz Silva/Agência Brasil
Human Rights

Rallies in Brazil mark 29th edition of “Cry of Outcasts”

Most of these actions coincide with Brazil's Independence Day week, aiming to mobilize individuals in the fight for their rights and denounce injustices and violence.

São Paulo (SP),16/03/2023 - Integrantes do Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Teto (MTST) acampam na calçada do Viaduto do Chá, em à Prefeitura de São Paulo, para cobrar que o prefeito Ricardo Nunes cumpra promessas de construção de moradias
Human Rights

Brazil’s national anti-hunger program to reach 33.1 mi people

As part of the Brasil Sem Fome plan (“Brazil Without Hunger”), health care and social work agents must prioritize children, pregnant women, elders, homeless people, refugees, black people, households headed by women, indigenous people, and traditional communities.