All stories related to Brazil
At-risk youth talk of violence and resilience in Rio slums
Jan 29, 2013
A community-based art programme is helping at-risk youth overcome socioeconomic obstacles in one of Rio's most violent slums.
Brazil behind the boom
Sep 27, 2012
Brazil is the sixth largest economy in the world — and yet 16 million of its citizens live in abject poverty. Why? This podcast takes a look behind the numbers.
Food security in Southern Brazil
Jan 05, 2011
A video in Portuguese on food security in southern Brazil, produced by ACT member FLD
ACT in Brazil
Organisations with HQ in Brazil
- Coordenadoria Ecumênica de Serviço (Ecumenical Coordination for Service) (CESE)
- Diaconia, Brazil
- Fundação Luterana de Diaconia (Lutheran Foundation of Diakonia) (FLD)
- Koinonia, Brazil
International organisations in Brazil
- Christian Aid (CA)
- Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias (Latin American Council of Churches) (CLAI)
- ECLOF International
Organisations funding work in Brazil
- Brot für Alle/Pain pour le Prochain (Bread for All) (BfA)
- Brot für die Welt (BfdW) (Bread for the World)
- Christian World Service (CWS)
- Church World Service (CWS)
- Church of Sweden (CoS)
- Diakonie Austria
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
- Inter-Church Organisation for Development Cooperation (ICCO)
- Kerk In Actie (KIA)
- Norwegian Church Aid (NCA)
- Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, The (PWRDF)
- United Church of Canada (UCC)
About Brazil
- GNI per capita: US$1,460 (World Bank, 2008)
- Population: 193.7 million (UN, 2009)
- Capital: Brasilia
- Largest city: Sao Paulo
- Area: 8.55 million sq km (3.3 million sq miles)
- Major language: Portuguese
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 69 years (men), 76 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 real = 100 centavos
- Main exports: Manufactured goods, iron ore, coffee, oranges, other agricultural produce