Stories From Brazil

Careful Water Use Feeds Rain-Starved Families

In parched northern Brazil, the Movement for Community Organization has taught communities how to be resourceful with a limited supply of water. »»

HIV Center Gives New Life in Brazil

The Casa Fonte Colombo wellness center teaches people living with HIV how to adjust their lives to the disease. »»

Fuel Costs Drive Global Food Crisis

The rise in food prices is not going away anytime soon. Shaun Ferris, a CRS senior technical advisor on agriculture and the environment, explains why. »»

Cooking Up Opportunity

A unique culinary school in Brazil gives at-risk youth the skills and confidence they need for jobs in the restaurant industry. »»

Fighting Slave Labor in Brazil

Slavery was abolished in Brazil more than a century ago, but forced labor continues to be a reality, particularly in the Brazilian Amazon. »»

Sharing the Gift of Water

CRS and the National Council of Catholic Women are working together to bring the gift of clean water to everyone in the countries in which we work. »»

Capturing Rain and Fighting Poverty

After floods devastated parts of Brazil in 2004, a CRS project brought a rural community together giving them hope and steady access to water. »»

A Farmer, A Construction Worker and A Community Leader

After the floods of 2004, Jose's construction background came in handy as he managed CRS' efforts to rebuild dams in the effected region. »»

Flooding and Landslides in Bolivia

Prolonged heavy rains during January and early February of 2006 led to flooding and landslides in many parts of Bolivia and Brazil. »»

Meet CRS Brazil Staff Member Rinaldo Dario Da Silva

Rinaldo Dario da Silva has been with CRS Brazil since the beginning, as a member of the team who started up the country program in 1993. »»

Emergency Aid to Flood Victims in Brazil

Flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rains in northeastern Brazil left more than 85,000 people homeless in two separate events in 2004 and 2005. »»

Combatting Human Trafficking

In Brazil today, thousands are working in slave-like conditions, but CRS' Trails of Liberty program is working to bring about an end to this problem. »»

Bringing Water to the Diocese of Caruaru

Despite arid conditions and scarce drinking rural families in the Diocese of Caruaru are searching for creative solutions to their problems. »»

Maria Cristine Dos Anjos - Partner in Hope

Maria Cristina dos Anjos works for Caritas Brasileira, where for several years she has helped coordinate efforts to strengthen civil society. »»