Yvonne Bezerra de Mello

Kidnapped after witnessing a crime that shocked the country, Yvonne Bezerra de Mello faced death head-on. Instead of giving up on her social projects, the educator created a school with a pedagogy focused on children and young people at risk. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Uerê Project has already received more than 4,000 students at its headquarters in the Complexo da Maré, one of the most violent areas…