G10 Favelas
A child seen from behind, gazing over the sea of favela rooftops at dusk, with the São Paulo skyline in the distance
17 million
who ask no permission
to transform

We turn human warmth
into energy.

Together, we add up
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Our manifesto

Solidarity without organization is a gesture. With organization, it's transformation.

The favela has always known how to get by. Now it organizes. When 17 million Brazilians connect, a donation becomes food on the table, a volunteer becomes a leader and an alley becomes a business address. This isn't charity — it's measurable impact: millions of food baskets, millions of meals, thousands of entrepreneurs trained. Transformation doesn't come from the outside. It is born in the favela and rises with it.

What we do

Three fronts, one purpose

Economy

Entrepreneurship & social business

Economic development focused on creating opportunity: credit, training and businesses born and thriving in the favela.

Emergency

Social assistance

Support for communities' urgent needs: food, health, hygiene and housing — dignity that can't wait.

Future

Education & training

Training and developing local leaders, strengthening each community's autonomy and agency.

Community members beside dozens of food baskets during a large G10 Favelas donation drive STEP 01
THE WAY IN

You give. The network gathers.

Your donation comes in through secure systems and trusted partners — Pix, food at our HQ or collection points across the country.

Donate now →
G10 Favelas bloc of leaders and volunteers gathered at Dia da Favela, wearing orange shirts STEP 02
THE HEART OF THE NETWORK

Leaders turn donations into dignity.

Every cent becomes food, health, hygiene and housing, delivered by those who know every alley — the communities' local leaders.

Women sewing at Costurando Sonhos, G10 Favelas social fashion business STEP 03
BEYOND THE EMERGENCY

The favela builds, educates and prospers.

An Innovation Hub with 500+ consultancies and partners like Costurando Sonhos, Cria Brasil and Emprega.co generating income, communication and jobs from the inside out.

What the favela has generated

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Hub consultancies

16 states · 400 territories · active since the pandemic

Business & Social-Impact Hub

The ecosystem the favela built

We're not a project. We're a network of social businesses born in the favela — generating income, jobs, culture and future from the inside out.

Finance

G10 Bank

The favelas' bank: credit, card readers and services for micro-entrepreneurs to thrive.

Logistics

Favela Brasil Xpress

Unlocks the ZIP codes and brings e-commerce to every rooftop. Over R$ 2 bn moved.

Agri

Agro Favela–Refazenda

Urban farming and urban farmers: food on the table and a fight against hunger.

Food

GastrôFavela

Favela chefs at festivals, buffets and coffee breaks — flavor with purpose.

Media

TV G10

The broadcaster telling the favela's impact stories to Brazil.

Media

Potência Periférica

The favela-universe podcast: leaders, artists and entrepreneurs in conversation.

Communication

Agência G10

Communication and campaigns produced with the community's creative talent.

Construction

Revitaliza Reformas

Infrastructure and urban renewal with local labor — the favela rebuilding the favela.

Industry

G10 Cosméticos

A social-impact cosmetics industry, generating income and corporate gifts.

Culture

Orquestra Filarmônica

Paraisópolis's choir, orchestra and string quartet bringing music to events.

Art

Paraisópolis das Artes

Exhibitions, crafts and cultural tours — the favela as an art destination.

Women

Women's Association (AMP)

Women's empowerment and the Meu Fluxo Livre campaign against period poverty.

Media

Jornal Espaço do Povo

Paraisópolis's community press, in circulation since 2007.

Recognition

The world already recognizes it

Gilson Rodrigues rings the bell at B3, Brazil's stock exchange, representing G10 Favelas
Gilson Rodrigues ringing the B3 bell — the favela on the stock exchange.

In the media

Folha de S.PauloO GloboUOLIstoÉ DinheiroVeja SPTV BandRede TVCBNFrance 24El País

Stages & awards

HarvardCannes LionsB3 bell-ringingFavelas Week in NYCOP30Social Entrepreneur of the Year · Schwab/FolhaMan of the Year · GQTroféu Raça NegraHonorary Citizen of São Paulo
Social proof

G10 in the news, on stages and at awards

Images from G10's institutional material — placeholders, to be replaced with official ones.

Partner network

No one transforms alone

Businesses born in the favela that today generate income, voice and jobs — proof that impact is built as a network.

Costurando Sonhos Brasil

Sewing and design training that turns women marked by violence and lack of opportunity into entrepreneurs. Financial independence made by hand.

Grupo Cria Brasil

A communication hub born in Paraisópolis that tells the favela in the favela's own voice — from audiovisual to press relations, strategy for impact businesses.

Emprega.co

Connects community talent to job openings. Work close to home, more productivity for companies and dignity for workers.

Who backs this movement Corporate supporters: Amazon, B3 Social, Electrolux, Mapfre, Novartis, PagSeguro, Sodexo, Digicash, Stop Hunger, Parque Global, Pluxee, Heinz, UOL, Hypera Pharma and Gerdau

Logos from the 2023–2024 report (temporary) — to be replaced with official files.

Now you're in.
Staying?

Choose how you'll be part of the country's largest movement of social and economic transformation.

Give via Pix

The fastest way. Small amounts become huge when we unite.

Pix (CNPJ): 12.772.787/0001-99

Donate food

At the G10 Favelas HQ or the collection point nearest you.

contato@g10favelas.com.br

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