It’s all connected: Restorative justice work across Brazil
Joanne Blaney sees profound connections in her restorative-justice work — from São Paulo to the Amazon and other regions of Brazil.
Celebrating Brazil’s Children’s Day
A day of fun and games in a São Paulo favela.
Restoring justice, serving homeless people
Joanne Blaney gives an update on her restorative-justice and homeless ministries in São Paulo.
Smiles and tears in São Paulo’s favelas
Margarita Durán follows her vocation to teach, uplift and accompany communities in Brazil’s favelas.
Zumba with Margarita
Margarita Durán has started teaching Zumba at the Migrant Integration Center in São Paulo.
Serving São Paulo’s street people during the pandemic
São Paulo network serves an average of 1,000 lunches per day to people experiencing homelessness.
Mustard seeds in São Paulo
Andersen’s experience sows seeds of hope, compassion and new possibilities (scripture reflection for June 13, 2021).
Responding to COVID-19 food insecurity in São Paulo
At São Paulo’s Street Network Project, lay missioners help those experiencing homelessness and food insecurity.
Restorative justice in Brazil’s court system
Joanne Blaney helps to implement a UN-sponsored effort to reform Brazil’s justice system
Paulo, presente: Gratitude to an essential worker
Joanne Blaney shares the story of a member of her base community.
What Ederson de Jesus taught me
A young Brazilian man’s life and death are a window into Brazil’s inequality and systemic racism.
