IBEAC 45 Years: The Future is Collective
The Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Apoio Comunitário (IBEAC) celebrates 45 years of active history this year, in 2026. To mark this milestone, the organization is officially launching a commemorative brand that symbolizes its journey of maturity, institutional consistency, and the co-creation of solutions alongside communities. Founded in 1981 during Brazil’s redemocratization process, IBEAC chose […]
Vozes Daqui de Parelheiros Receives National Recognition from SECOM
Vozes Daqui de Parelheiros has been highlighted by the Secretaria de Comunicação Social da Presidência da República (SECOM) as part of the Mapa Brasileiro da Educação Midiática. This recognition underscores the strength of community communication, youth leadership, and the affirmation of territorial identity. By joining this national mapping initiative, the project becomes part of a […]
Author Talk: Estevão Maria Ferraresi
A powerful conversation about writing, literature, and territory marked the author talk with Estevão Maria Ferraresi. In an open and inspiring dialogue, the writer shared how the pandemic shaped his creative process and fueled the development of his book O segredo de Saint-Michel: Renascimento, offering insights into the challenges, decisions, and inspirations behind the story. […]
Evaluating for Transformation: Four Years of Lessons Learned for Systemic Change
In 2026, IBEAC celebrates the closing of an important cycle and the beginning of a new chapter in its institutional journey. Over the past four years, with the support of Imaginable Futures, we engaged in a collaborative process focused on deepening our work in participatory monitoring and evaluation. Alongside Ensina Brasil, Cidade Escola Aprendiz, Instituto […]
Results of the 1st Round of #ÉDITODOSPARELHEIROS
#ÉDITODOSPARELHEIROS, an initiative dedicated to strengthening and supporting socio-environmental, artistic, and cultural projects in Parelheiros, hereby announces the results of its first selection round. After a careful evaluation process, five projects were selected for standing out due to the quality of their proposals, their strong connection to the territory, and their potential for community impact. […]
WE DID IT! Against Racism, We Planted 10,639 Trees!
Each tree that sprouts from the soil is an act of resistance, a gesture of hope, and a manifesto for life. In Parelheiros, where 60% of the population is Black or Brown and 48% is up to 29 years old, regenerating the Atlantic Forest is not just about planting trees. It is about planting rights, […]
Youth and climate: who decides the future? Read the first two parts of our COP30 report
Hello, Who decides the future of the climate? And where do peripheral youth voices stand in this debate? The first two parts of our special COP30 report are now available. The series brings together testimonies, analyses, and lived experiences of young people from Belém (PA) and from peripheral territories who experience the impacts of the […]
IBEAC and Sesc host Cidinha da Silva and Dinha Maria Nilda in a dialogue on literature, memory, and human rights
On November 13, we held another powerful gathering of the project Literature and Human Rights: To Read, See, and Tell, an initiative by IBEAC in partnership with LiteraSampa, at the Sesc Research and Training Center. The event brought together literature, memory, and social struggle in a space dedicated to listening, reflection, and collective strengthening. We […]
IBEAC takes part in LABTS training with the Mães Mobilizadoras social technology
During the training program promoted by the University of Brasília (UnB) and the Banco do Brasil Foundation, a formative process that has just begun and will continue over the next 18 months, Flávia Kolchraiber, IBEAC’s Project Coordinator, and Maria Alves, Local Manager and Mãe Mobilizadora, took part in a dynamic journey of exchanges, learning, and […]
Vozes Daqui de Parelheiros takes part in COP30 actions with political advocacy through art and culture
Vozes Daqui de Parelheiros, together with Coletivo Encrespades, took part in COP30, affirming that peripheral communities not only experience the impacts of the climate crisis, but also build solutions, narratives, and possible futures. From the outskirts of São Paulo to the world, the initiative reinforced that climate justice must be debated with and from the […]