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The Favela That Disappeared: What Catacumba Teaches Us About Cantagalo’s Future

Where a favela once stood, there is now a park. What Catacumba’s story and 40 years of research tell us about the future of Cantagalo’s youth.

A Few Blocks Away and a World Apart

In Tabajaras, a few blocks from Copacabana, 25 young people now spend their Saturdays in free EduMais English classes. This is only the beginning.

When They See Themselves: The Power of Representation in EduMais

Why it matters that favela students see people like themselves as teachers and mentors, and how peer mentorship fuels ambition at EduMais.

Building Belonging: How Positive Discipline Creates Safe Spaces for Learning in Rio’s Favelas

How EduMais uses Positive Discipline to create safe, respectful classrooms in Rio’s favelas, where mistakes become chances to learn.

From the Heart of the Community: A New Chapter for EduMais

EduMais opens a new home in the heart of Pavão-Pavãozinho and Cantagalo. A new chapter, built together with the community it serves.

Bridging the Digital Gap in Rio’s Favelas: Why Now Is the Time to Act

Young people in Rio’s favelas risk being left behind by the digital economy. EduMais teaches the digital skills that open tomorrow’s jobs.

The Pressure to Work Too Young: Why Support Matters

Many boys in Rio’s favelas feel pushed to leave school and start earning early. See how EduMais helps them stay, finish and build a future.

From Basement Dreams to Digital Futures: How Game Design Is Changing Lives at EduMais

In a basement classroom in Rio, young people from the favelas learn to build their own games with GDevelop, and discover doors they never saw before.

The teachers-in-training are making lesson plans

The art is in the making. Coach Cynthia Dias explains how the teachers in training of the EduMais Summer Course create their own lesson plans.

Presenting your work by students of the Summer School Game Design

Game design, art, programming and marketing: students and teachers of the Summer School present what they learned and what they built.