We finished enrolment for the course this week with 31 children. Although the majority are from the Pereirão favela where the school is located, we also have a small group of 7 children from Fogueteiro, a neighboring favela. Yesterday they made the 45 minute walk here in the rain. Anyone who understands the general attitude of Rio residents to rain will understand the significance of that!
Bindu Mathur was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada and worked for 10 years in London as a TV producer/director, making science and history documentaries for the BBC, Discovery and Channel 4. She also made videos for international NGOs and has filmed in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America. Resident in Rio de Janeiro since 2007 she is the owner of the award-winning Casa Beleza B&B in Santa Teresa, where she lives with her husband and two children. She is a long-time collaborator with Favela Brass including making films for the project. Her children also studied at the project.