At Estrela da Favela, we’re active every single day on the ground in Mangueira. This means that our team not only provides education across a wide range of subjects, but also keeps track of students’ well-being at school and at home, and organizes sports, cultural outings, and creative workshops.

Dear readers! Spring has now arrived in the Netherlands. High time for some nice tropical surprises and updates around Estrela da Favela. In Mangueira the new school year has started again. We have welcomed many new children into our program. Estrela is growing and flourishing and we are happy to tell you more about it […]

A second building After years of searching in our favela Mangueira, we have finally found a beautiful and much larger building where we can teach 70 additional children. This is on top of the more than 100 children already receiving excellent education with us. This will allow them to escape poverty through good education, something […]

Estrela da Favela is hosting its annual benefit party on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, in Amsterdam. It is our pleasure to invite you to our next Estrela da Favela benefit party. The ingredients for this evening are familiar with a special festive dinner, authentic Brazilian caipirinhas, a swinging Brazilian band, a quiz with special questions […]

In our series “behind the scenes at Estrela da Favela,” meet the always calm and positive Joice, who has been working with us for five years as an educator and (kindergarten) teacher. Who is Joice? I would describe myself as calm, understanding and I always do my best. I also always want the best for […]