{"id":74763,"date":"2023-04-20T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=74763"},"modified":"2026-02-15T13:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:00:55","slug":"primavera-collective-distributes-chocolate-solidarity-and-affection-for-easter-in-the-cavalcanti-favelas-of-rio-de-janeiro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=74763","title":{"rendered":"Primavera Collective Distributes Chocolate, Solidarity, and Affection for Easter in the Cavalcanti Favelas of Rio de Janeiro"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matheus Fernando, Suellen Souza, Daniel Mendes distribute kits and chocolates to children in the Cavalcanti favelas at Easter. Photo: Vin\u00edcius Ribeiro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<\/i><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

Rain did not disrupt the Primavera Collective<\/a>\u2019s Easter activities on April 9. Wearing rabbit masks and calling to children in Morro da Vov\u00f3 and Rua Tumucumaque in Cavalcanti<\/a>, a neighborhood in Rio\u2019s North Zone<\/a>, members of the collective distributed 130 kits and over 90 chocolate bars to 130 children from the neighborhood\u2019s favelas. This was the first Easter activity by the collective, which also carries out activities on Saints Cosmas and Damian Day<\/a> and at Christmas<\/a>.<\/h4>\n
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Primavera Collective members distributing chocolate kits at the Easter activity in Cavalcanti. Photo: Vin\u00edcius Ribeiro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Distribution was made possible through donations<\/a> from supporters and 90 chocolate bars donated by community media outlet Voz das Comunidades<\/em><\/a>. Launched on March 31, the campaign raised R$900 (US$181) for the activity, the result of solidarity and organization between favela movements. For Suellen Souza<\/a>, co-founder of Primavera Collective, the collective works and carries out initiatives through a chain of human kindness. <\/span>She highlights residents\u2019 participation and mobilization of partners through social media.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Primavera Collective members Matheus Fernando, Suellen Souza, and Daniel Mendes at the Easter activity. Photo: Vin\u00edcius Ribeiro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe collective\u2019s activities don’t just impact our territory, they have an impact outside [the area]. When we carry out a campaign like this, people support it because our work is based on solidarity and that makes people see our work, which is collective, and feel touched by it. At the same time that people donate and help the collective, the collective pulls people into the activity. This works to make collectivity more common in our society, which is very exclusionary, especially with favela residents.\u201d \u2014 Suellen Souza<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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