01
Oct
2024
The Amazon is reaching the point of no return
If deforestation continues, the Amazon will lose its ability to produce its own rainfall and the largest rainforest on the planet will become dry grassland.
Communities from the Ajarani region of the Amazon campaign against the illegal invasion of indigenous lands by large scale farmers.
CAFOD is working with indigenous people in Brazil to protect their rainforest home, supporting homeless families in their struggle to find housing, and helping young people find opportunities for a better life.
Why CAFOD works in Brazil
Brazil is the largest country in Latin America, rich in diversity and natural resources. However, it is also one of the most unequal nations in the world and 50 million Brazilians live in poverty.
The government has made cuts to health, education and housing that are affecting the poorest most of all. Legal protection of human rights and the environment has also been undone.
The homes of rural and indigenous communities are vulnerable to the expansion of large-scale farming, mining and timber projects, and this has led to violence against communities who defend their rights. Indigenous people have been murdered, criminalised, threatened and evicted from their land.
Our work in Brazil
CAFOD has been working with local experts in Brazil for over 50 years.
With your support, together we are:
Helping homeless families in São Paulo living in overcrowded shanty towns with poor sanitation, who will find it nearly impossible to follow coronavirus prevention measures, and are very vulnerable to the disease.
Lobbying the government to provide basic welfare for the poorest, who will be affected most by the virus.
Supporting indigenous people to improve their living conditions, and to access health and education during the coronavirus crisis.
News about our work in Brazil
01
Sep
2024
Flooding in Brazil: Hope amid a catastrophe
Unprecedented rainfall left homes and infrastructure wrecked in Brazil, but there is hope amid the destruction, as the most affected families start to rebuild their lives.
04
Jun
2024
Caring for our common home: A cry for land restoration and justice in Brazil
In the past, the community was regularly terrorised by armed men who would shoot indiscriminately, kill livestock and set fire to their crops and straw houses.
31
Oct
2023
Defending housing rights in São Paulo
As we celebrate World Cities Day, find out how CAFOD's partner Semeando is helping some of the poorest families to access safe and affordable housing in São Paulo, Brazil.
09
Mar
2023
The UK has a role to play in tackling illegal gold mining
lllegal and destructive gold mining is growing on an alarming scale in Yanomami Indigenous Territory (TIY) in the Brazilian Amazon.
29
Nov
2022
How CAFOD supporters campaigned for action in 2022
Despite some of the most challenging circumstances, Catholics across England and Wales have continued to make their voices as loud as ever to call for a better, fairer world in 2022.
31
Oct
2022
Brazil election: What the results mean for indigenous communities and the environment
Despite the jubilation and grand expectations from Brazil’s indigenous peoples and environmental activists, Lula’s third term as president is likely to be his most challenging yet.
30
May
2022
How special farming techniques have helped a community in Brazil during the pandemic
Environmentally-friendly farming techniques are helping families in Brazil to survive a food crisis brought about by coronavirus and a changing climate.
22
Mar
2022
Water stories from around the world
Your support is making a difference for families and communities who lack access to water for drinking, washing and farming.
28
Dec
2021
Meet the climate babies 12 years on
Twelve years since our first meeting, three children from Brazil, Kenya and Bangladesh and their families tell us how the climate crisis is affecting them.