Welfare in Brazil

thumb|upright=1.5|Rocinha is the largest hill favela in [[Rio de Janeiro (as well as in Brazil and the second largest slum and shanty town in Latin America). Although favelas are found in urban areas throughout Brazil, many of the more famous ones exist in Rio.]] thumb|upright=1.5|Rio's Santa Teresa (Rio de Janeiro)|Santa Teresa neighborhood features favelas (right) contrasted with more affluent houses (left). The statue Christ the Redeemer, shrouded in clouds, is in the left background.

program intended to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty in Brazil

social program