Estrela da Favela is an educational project in the favela Mangueira, found in 2012 by the Dutchman Edwin Roodenburg and the Brazilian Edna Silveira.

Our goal is to prepare the children for further education and to teach them norms, values and social skills, so they develop a solid base to enter society.

Poverty and violence are a daily fact in Mangueira. The favela is dominated by a powerful drug gang, that’s fighting a constant war with the police and ...

Currently Estrela da Favela employs five teachers, a sports teachers, a music teacher, a psychologist and a cook who provides healthy meals ...

We are looking for volunteers in Rio who can support us by giving sports and/or Portuguese and math classes. If you are interested, please take notice...

‘The Friends of Estrela Foundation’ in the Netherlands has set the goal of supporting the active ‘Instituto Estrela da Favela’ in Rio, with advice ...

Estrela da Favela appeared several times in the media. Reports were published in, among others, the NOS, One World,...