Gildo da Silva

We battled COVID and had to fight to stay here; it was a complete upheaval in our lives (…) a very draining experience that we couldn’t accept.

If I have food to eat and clothes to wear, I’m grateful for this place. Rocinha is like a mother to me, and this is where I make my living.

50 years old, small business owner, and coordinator of the Rocinha Public Market