Two Brothers Foundation

Atalhos e Encontros (Pathways and Encounters)

by admin on Sep 19, 2012 • No Comments

Shot over nearly a decade, this film is about informal learning in the daily life and popular culture of Rio’s favela of Rocinha, where the director, Paul Sneed, lived as a researcher, community educator and neighbor for a total of four years (from 1990-2009). As a founding member and former...

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Volunteer with us!

by muzabong on May 29, 2012 • 2 Comments

Prospective Volunteers We are looking for resident volunteers to help us accomplish our mission to empower people, bring people together from different walks of life and to create educational environments. Resident volunteers are the backbone of our field work in Rocinha and provide the community...

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DJ Scratching and Donation Matching

by admin on May 14, 2012 • No Comments

Bookshelf, a Toronto based DJ spins Samba de Roda /Soul /Funk and will be donating $50 per gig of his earnings for the next several months in an effort to raise funds for the Casa2 project set to roll out in the favela of Rocinha. We are looking to find donors...

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Kansas University-2bros Raises $3,122 with Running for 2bros

by admin on May 14, 2012 • No Comments

Members of KU-2bros, a student group of the University of Kansas, wish to thank supporters for their donations and encouragement for their latest fundraiser campaign, Running for 2bros, through which they were able to raise $3,122. On April 22nd, group members Scott Montana, Jordan Sparrow, Adam Brazil and Paul...

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Let’s Build Casa2!

by admin on Mar 12, 2012 • 1 Comment

Casa2 will be an innovative educational and outreach center for the Two Brothers Foundation in the favela, or squatter town, of Rocinha, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Building upon our experience with our previous building, which housed two classrooms, a reading room, a computer lab, a multiuse rooftop space, office...

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Members and Friends of 2bros Work with CNN International’s Back|Story on report on Rocinha’s Pacification

by admin on Dec 19, 2011 • 2 Comments

In the days following Rocinha’s Pacification on November 13th, CNN Associate Producer Douglas Jones called 2bros member Paul Sneed and asked for help putting together a news piece that would cover the events in a more humanizing way. Paul contacted 2bros co-founder Sergi Rivero-Navarro, a Barcelona-born cameraman and Spanish Ph.D....

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We need your help!

by admin on Aug 10, 2011 • No Comments

Two Brothers Foundation is a not for profit organization based out of North and South America. To carry out our mission we depend on the generosity of people and businesses alike who share our passion for educating today’s youth. We have had volunteers and sponsors from all around the world...

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Favela Pacification: Encounter with Father Almir (Pacificação da Favela: Encontro com Pai Almir)

by admin on Jun 5, 2012 • No Comments

In a new, mini-documentary by 2bros member Paul Sneed, Father Almir, priest of Xangô in Candomblé, comments on the pacification of the Rocinha favela in the days after Operation Peace Shock in November 2011. (12 min., Portuguese w/English subtitles) Num novo mini-documentário do Paul Sneed, membro da 2bros, Pai Almir, pai de santo de Xangô,...

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Rocinha Occupied by Police Force

by admin on Nov 15, 2011 • 1 Comment

As of November 13th, with the efforts of several of Brazil’s police forces, the state was able to regain “control” of the favela of Rocinha. This means that the criminal faction that was in place is no longer immediately present in the community. Please see links before for additional information on the matter. Ocupação da Rocinha (Sunday November 13th) Em...

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Rocinha Real Photography Project

by admin on Nov 7, 2011 • No Comments

In late May/early June of 2011, 2bros partnered with international street photographers Gary Mark Smith, Carlos Perez Beltrán and Sarah Stern offer a collaborative photography project/seminar for Rocinha residents called Projeto Rocinha Real. The three photographers, who are working on a book on the poetry of everyday life in the favela, spent three weeks living...

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We want to be a part of the largest photography festival in the world.

by admin on Aug 19, 2011 • No Comments

CONTACT is an annual festival of photography in Toronto, during the month of May, with over 1000 local, national and international artists exhibiting at more than 200 venues. Founded as a not-for-profit organization 15 years ago, the festival is devoted to celebrating, and fostering the art and profession of photography. It stimulates excitement and discussion...

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Computer hardware needed for new school.

by admin on Aug 11, 2011 • No Comments

Don’t throw away your old computers, we might be able to use them to educate! We are looking various types of computer hardware to build another IT centre in the community of Rocinha in Brazil. The most desired hardware would be laptops as they are more portable and will cost less to ship. We do accept other...