“Casa do Menor: The Other Face of Brazil” features the stories of abused and marginalized youth in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza. It was shot with the support of the Brazilian NGO Casa do Menor, which cares for 2000 children per year, many of whom suffer from drug addiction and are coerced into prostitution.
(Inside Productions/ Discovery, 2013)
Credits: A film written, directed and presented by: Davide Scalenghe, produced by: Davide Scalenghe, NGO Casa do Menor, Luca Argentero for Inside Productions, associate producers: Federica Masin, Giovanni Doddi.
Language: Italian, English, and Portuguese with English subtitles.
Images from the filming of the documentary Casa do Menor.
Casa Do Menor is a non-profit, philanthropic organization founded 28 years ago. It cares for children and adolescents in Brazil, from the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro to Fortaleza, in the poorest, most violent and most neglected neighborhoods. Casa do Menor administers recovery and prevention programs targeting those at greatest risk, victims of neglect, abuse and exploitation via drug trafficking, prostitution and other forms of organized criminal activity, in order to reintegrate them into society through access to education and work training.
ClientCasa do Menor (NGO)Year 2011-2013ServicesDocumentary, StrategyWebsitewww.casadomenor.org