On May 13th, the President of Humanitas360 Institute, Patrícia Villela Marino, received the Afro-Brazilian Civic Merit Medal, awarded annually by the Zumbi dos Palmares University. In 2022. marks a reflection…
Paula Carvalho30/05/2022
Cuxá Cooperative members working at the Maranhão Public Defender’s Office fair
Such a common scene in many movies and series: for an inmate to participate in any activity outside prison, it is necessary a whole apparatus of criminal police, security and…
Paula Carvalho28/03/2022
Documentary “Weaving Freedom”, produced by H360, now available at Itaú Cultural Play
The film "Weaving Freedom", produced by Patrícia Villela Marino and the Humanitas360 Institute, directed by Luiza Matravolgyi and scripted by Ricardo Anderáos, is now available at Itaú Cultural Play. This…
Paula Carvalho22/03/2022
The women from Cuxá, our cooperative at the Women's Penitentiary Unit in Maranhão, attended a theater course held inside the prison in February. The project is part of an even…
Paula Carvalho21/03/2022
On a women-only panel, Humanitas360 Institute addresses female incarceration at Folha de São Paulo seminar
On November 15, the Humanitas360 Institute released the documentary Tecendo a Liberdade (weaving freedom). The film tells the stories of struggle and overcoming of members of the COOSTAFE (Social Cooperative…
Humanitas36030/10/2020
Work cooperatives help female prisoners to resocialize
Specialists say these projects should be multiplied to decrease recidivism and help women leave the drug trade Article originally published in the Folha de São Paulo newspaper on October 20,…
Humanitas36026/10/2020
H360 and FHC Foundation launch webinar series to discuss violence and drug legalization
The first meeting took place on September 9 with the theme "Racism and Public Security,” and was attended by Hélio Santos, lawyer Elizeu Lopes, historian Dudu Ribeiro and sociologist Samira…
Humanitas36001/10/2020
The artist Guilherme Kramer was invited to give color to the facade of the Cuxá Cooperative at the São Luís Women's Penitentiary Unit, in Maranhão. On a social media post,,…
Humanitas36001/10/2020
An Open Conversation with Patrícia Villela Marino – Shape The World With Yemi – 30/09/2020
#shapetheworld is a series of open conversations hosted by Yemi Babington-Ashaye for people who care about global and local issues. It is an open approach to real issues that are…
Humanitas36030/09/2020
The Humanitas360 Institute inaugurated last Wednesday (August 26th) morning the Cuxá Cooperative, an initiative that will encourage social entrepreneurship among imprisoned women in Pedrinhas (the São Luís Women's Prison Unit).…
Humanitas36003/09/2020
