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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.
EduMais founder Diana Nijboer received the Frost & Sullivan Institute’s 2026 Visionary Leadership Best Practices Recognition.
In Tabajaras, a few blocks from Copacabana, 25 young people now spend their Saturdays in free EduMais English classes. This is only the beginning.
Why it matters that favela students see people like themselves as teachers and mentors, and how peer mentorship fuels ambition at EduMais.
How EduMais uses Positive Discipline to create safe, respectful classrooms in Rio’s favelas, where mistakes become chances to learn.
EduMais opens a new home in the heart of Pavão-Pavãozinho and Cantagalo. A new chapter, built together with the community it serves.
Young people in Rio’s favelas risk being left behind by the digital economy. EduMais teaches the digital skills that open tomorrow’s jobs.
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 Rio’s favelas to the University of Sydney: EduMais alumnus Luiz Augusto became its first Brazilian scholarship student. Read his story.
Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf profiled EduMais founder Diana Nijboer in April 2025. Read the article in English.