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Whenever you have helped the least of these my brothers, you have helped me."
-- Matthew 25:40
According to UNESCO, the average Brazilian has less than five years of schooling. Street crime, particularly in slum areas, is a severe problem. Brazil also has the highest youth homicide rate in the world.
“Favela” is Brazilian slang for “ghetto” and few places on earth are in more need of hope than the favelas of Brazil. Favela are dirty; favela are dangerous; favela are hotspots of poverty and desperation. Many favelas have populations in the hundreds of thousands. Children born there often end up living on the streets. Many turn to drugs and prostitution before they reach their teens.