Where is Rochina?

South of brazil

Rocinha little farm is the largest favela in brazil and is located near the south

No one knows where and when the name Rocinha emerged, but the most likely theory is that in the 1920s there was a famous open air market in what is today the Santos Dumont Plaza in Gávea. The middle class and elite who bought their fresh produce there would ask the vendors where the produce came from and they would answer that they came from their ‘little farm’ or Rocinha Rocinha Plano de Desenvolvimento Sustentável 2011).

What is the History No one knows where and when the name rocinha emerged but the most likely theory is that in the 1920 there was a famous open air market in what is today the Santos Dumont plaza in gavea

What are the Opportunities

We recruit and rely on international volunteers to operate and drive our ngo here in rio is a functioning sustainable tourism model that is getting results in the favela. Our volunteers benefit the community in multiple ways not just when they teach or mentor.

Rocinha World Cup

According to the 2010 census about 6%of brazil population live in favelas or shanty towns around 11.25million people across the country roughly the population of Portugal. However there could be even more living in these communities rocinha is brazil largest favela and unofficial estimates say it has up to 180,00 compared to the census figure of just 70,000.The expansion of the favelas and their irregular and unregulated .