Brazil is known for having a liberal society, which often displays attitudes of sexual openness and freedom of expression. However, when it comes to LGBTI people, Brazilian society can be discriminatory and intolerant. LGBTI people face high levels of discrimination and homophobic violence, including extreme violence such as murder.
In August 2020, Micro Rainbow International Foundation ran an online survey to better understand the impact of Covid-19 on our beneficiaries and other low-income LGBTI entrepreneurs in Brazil.
MRIF held its first online training for low-income LGBTI entrepreneurs in Brazil between June and August 2020. Find out how the training enabled participants to mitigate negative impacts of Covid-19 in their businesses and personal lives.
Online training for Brazilian LGBTI entrepreneurs in poverty during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Four students from Micro Rainbow International Foundation’s small business training in Brazil were able to launch three new social businesses thanks to a crowd-funding campaign organised by our partner All Out.
The impact of MRIF’s 6th small-business course for LGBTI entrepreneurs in Rio de Janeiro and how it contributed to their socio-economic empowerment amid Brazil’s crisis.
Conheça a nova turma de empreendedores LGBTI selecionados pela Micro Rainbow Brasil, as novidades do curso e a importância desta iniciativa para atual conjuntura do país.
The impact of the election of a far-right and homophobic president in Brazil on the LGBTI community, particularly on those living in poverty.
Aiming to meet the requests from our own beneficiaries, MRI Brazil held the first intensive digital marketing course for LGBTI small entrepreneurs in Rio de Janeiro in April 2018.
Graduation of 27 LGBTI people from the 5th entrepreneurship course run by Micro Rainbow Brazil exclusively for low-income LGBTI people.
In March 2018, our Micro Rainbow Brazil project started the 5th small business course for low-income LGBT in Rio de Janeiro. Find out more about the selection process, the new students and the course’s new features
In December 2017 our Brazil team held an end-year meeting with our beneficiaries to discuss the progress in their own businesses and challenges for 2018.
To celebrate Transgender Visibility Month, we share the story of a trans activist who joined our small business course and became a member of our Brazil team.
Individual case studies from Brazil
An infographic overview of the Brazil project from 2015 to 2017
Micro Rainbow launches a pioneering publication, “LGBT Entrepreneurship: case studies of socioeconomic empowerment in Rio de Janeiro between 2015-2017”.
The Micro Rainbow Brazil Project received the Láurea CAF 2017 award, which acknowledges the best initiatives in support of micro entrepreneurship in Brazil promoted by
Celebrating 2015 IDAHOT by participating in the XII LGBT Seminar in Brazil’s National Congress. At this seminar we pre-launched the Portuguese version of our study LGBT people living in poverty in Rio de Janeiro.
Launch of a report entitled “LGBT people living in poverty in Rio de Janeiro” on the occasion of the International Human Rights Conference of World Pride in Toronto (Canada) 2014.
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