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ACTIONS
Litro de Luz Brasil has been carrying out lighting actions in communities across Brazil since 2014. We work together with residents to assemble and install solar solutions. Our goal is to provide safe and sustainable lighting, empowering communities in the process. In this way, we contribute to improving the quality of life and safety in the areas served.
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SP
São Paulo
3/22/25
In another collaboration with EDP, Litro de Luz arrived in the Barra de São Miguel community in Guarulhos (SP) to install 30 solar streetlights. The initiative, supported by Instituto Sonhar Alto—an organization accelerated by Gerando Falcões and actively engaged in the region—was divided into two phases due to planned sanitation works in the area. The first phase took place on March 22, 2025, resulting in the installation of nine solar streetlights in the community. Litro de Luz volunteers, EDP employees, and Sonhar Alto collaborators actively participated, and four residents were trained as local ambassadors.
ES
Cariacica
2/15/25
Litro de Luz kicked off its 2025 action calendar with a special partnership with EDP, bringing light to the community of Piranema, located in Cariacica, Espírito Santo. During the initiative, 50 solar streetlights were installed throughout the community, with fundamental support from EDP employees in Vitória. The connection with residents was strengthened through the formation of eight local ambassadors, who now serve as guardians of the technology and knowledge multipliers.
SP
São Paulo
12/7/24
In its final initiative of 2024, Litro de Luz brought light to the Jardim Porto Velho community, located in Grajaú. It was through the ambassadors from the Anchieta Occupation that Jardim Porto Velho was discovered and validated to receive the project. In a deeply connected experience between the four ambassadors, residents, Litro de Luz volunteers, and collaborators from Instituto CCR, the project’s partner, 29 streetlights were installed to illuminate the community.
DF
Brasília
11/23/24
The Federal Capital is also Indigenous territory! The Teko Haw community, from the Guajajara ethnic group, received 22 solar streetlights in a transformative Litro de Luz initiative carried out in November 2024. This project, funded through a diversified fundraising campaign, involved months of dedicated work, including community relationship visits, the assembly of a model streetlight, and the training of six local ambassadors.
The initiative engaged community members, volunteers, partners, and two invited ambassadors from Xingu, and was widely celebrated by the Litro de Luz team in Brasília.
CE
Fortaleza
11/9/24
With a history of struggle and resilience, the Favela do Inferninho in Fortaleza (CE) took another important step toward improving the quality of life for its residents. In November 2024, the community was illuminated with the installation of 30 solar streetlights across various streets and alleys, along with two lanterns for local organizations. This initiative was carried out in partnership with Copa Energia, which mobilized its team from São Paulo and collaborators from the Fortaleza Operations Center. The support of Instituto Pensando Bem, a partner of Gerando Falcões, was also essential in facilitating the connection between Litro de Luz and the community, as well as actively participating throughout the process.
SP
São Paulo
10/26/24
The Jardim Esperança II community is located in the North Zone of São Paulo, neighboring Vila Nova Esperança, which had already received Litro de Luz streetlights in 2018. This urban community received 30 streetlights in an initiative carried out on October 26, 2024. During the process, nine ambassadors were trained to ensure the streetlights remain operational. To make this work possible, we counted on the successful partnership of Copa Energia!
SP
São Paulo
9/14/24
In a connection initiated in 2023, Litro de Luz was introduced to the Jardim Lapenna community through the Tide Setubal Foundation, which carries out social development activities at Galpão ZL. The contact was resumed in 2024, leading to a partnership with the José Luiz Egydio Setubal Foundation, which supports Sabará Hospital. The hospital's volunteer department invited Litro de Luz to participate in the "Fantastic Journey" project, during which 40 streetlights were installed in Jardim Lapenna, along with various other activities such as the revitalization of squares and playgrounds, carried out over the weekend of September 14 and 15.
For this project, eight ambassadors were selected, who participated in the initiative alongside Litro volunteers and Sabará Hospital staff.
SP
São Paulo
7/6/24
In July 2024, about a month and a half after the last initiative in the area, Litro de Luz had the opportunity to expand its impact in the Anchieta Occupation with the installation of 10 more streetlights. Through a partnership with Instituto Camargo Correa, new areas of the community were illuminated in an action that also celebrated the 10th anniversary of Litro de Luz Brazil, featuring the special participation of the organization's former President and Vice President, and current members of the Advisory Board: Laís Higashi and Leonardo Uematsu.
MT
Baixo Xingu
5/30/24
One of Litro de Luz's largest and most challenging initiatives to date took place between May and June 2024 in the Midwest region of Brazil. In partnership with the Audi Environmental Foundation and Audi do Brasil, the project reached 20 Indigenous communities in the Lower Xingu, bringing 30 streetlights and 145 lanterns over six days of activities. A group of 24 people—including volunteers, partners, and journalists—traveled from various parts of the country to the city of Sinop, in Mato Grosso, before continuing by land and river to reach the communities. The main bases for the teams and activities were the villages of Sobradinho, Jawary, and Aiporé. It was a demanding initiative, deeply immersive, fostering strong connections with the Kayabi people, where the need for lighting was profoundly felt by all volunteers and partners involved.
MG
Ninheira
5/25/24
In partnership with the Swiss bank Lombard Odier, Litro de Luz carried out its first initiative in Minas Gerais! With the support of a local NGO backed by Gerando Falcões, called Sementes do Vale, it was possible to identify the communities of Bandinha and Cabaças in the city of Ninheira, in the far north of Minas Gerais. As part of the celebration of Litro de Luz Brazil's 10th anniversary, the initiative had the distinguished presence of Alfredo Moser, the creator of the Moser Lamp, the invention that inspired Litro de Luz. In total, 35 streetlights were installed in the two communities, and eight ambassadors were trained.
SP
São Paulo
5/18/24
In another partnership with BTG, Litro de Luz carried out another streetlight installation initiative in the Anchieta Occupation, located in Grajaú, in the far south of São Paulo's capital. Considering the large size of the community, which received 41 streetlights in 2023 during the first partnership with BTG, a new action was undertaken in May 2024 to install 37 more streetlights and train four additional ambassadors. And it’s impossible to talk about the Anchieta Occupation without mentioning these ambassadors... Leia, Borges, José Benedito, and Firmo are here to stay and bring even more light!
SP
Porto da Areia
12/9/23
On December 9th, the Porto da Areia community in Carapicuíba, in the Osasco region, received 38 lamp posts in an action carried out in partnership with Bloomberg.
After two months of community engagement, including the training of 7 ambassadors, the lamp posts were installed in the community with the participation of volunteers from Litro de Luz, partners from Bloomberg, Azul, and TD Synnex, and invited ambassadors from Favela dos Sonhos and Comunidade Jardim da Glória (SP). For the residents, "the lamp posts bring security, and people will feel less afraid to come to the community.
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