Brazil

Brazil is one of the world’s largest economies – but income distribution is far from equitable.  54 million Brazilians live below the poverty line. Less than three per cent of the population controls two thirds of the land available for producing crops in Brazil, yet 60 per cent of farm land remains idle and 4.8 million rural families are landless.

Brazil is one of the few countries in the developing world where HIV prevalence is decreasing, due to their model AIDS programme.  It is controversial, however, since it involves bypassing the big drugs firms to produce generic copycat Aids medicines

ActionAid in Brazil
ActionAid started work in Brazil in 1999 and is now working with over 10,000 people in urban and rural areas.

In the rural northeast, we support projects that strengthen the livelihoods of family farmers.

In the urban slum areas of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, we are helping to empower local community organisations.

ActionAid Brasil campaigns to safeguard poor people's right to food and education, and for trade justice

ActionAid works with the landless movement, Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST) to advocate for peasants' rights and press for land reform. We have helped create a national coalition representing over four million agricultural workers.

photo : ©Sophia Evans/ NB Pictures/ ActionAid