Urban farming in Brazil
9 citizen-driven urban farms recorded in Brazil. Each entry documents who runs it, how the land is held, and where the information came from — nothing is listed without a source.
Cidades Sem Fome (Cities Without Hunger)
BRSão Paulo, Brazil
A Brazilian NGO founded in 2004 by Hans Dieter Temp, creating organic gardens on unused land in São Paulo's periphery to generate jobs, improve nutrition, and advance social inclusion.
cidadessemfome.org+1
Belo Horizonte Urban Agriculture & Community Gardens
BRBelo Horizonte, Brazil
Urban agriculture rooted in Belo Horizonte's food security policy, with over three decades of experience; centred on a community-garden program created in 2017, it supports residents' production with seedlings and training.
prefeitura.pbh.gov.br+1
Hortas Cariocas (Rio de Janeiro)
BRRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro's urban agriculture program, launched in 2006, establishing agroecological gardens in schools and vacant lots and supporting food security in favelas and vulnerable areas through composting, seedling production and food education.
carioca.rio+1
Horta das Corujas
BRSão Paulo, Brazil
An experimental community garden created by citizens in Praça das Corujas in western São Paulo. A forerunner of a new movement in which a social-media-born citizen network cultivates public space, it inspired gardens across the city.
hortadascorujas.wordpress.com+1
São Paulo Hortelões Urbanos (Urban Horticulturists)
BRSão Paulo, Brazil
Urban horticulturists network promoting food autonomy and agroecology. São Paulo's 2020 survey identified 735 agricultural units, 104 urban gardens, and 170 institutional gardens. Gardens on public and private land strengthen community participation and land stewardship.
news.mongabay.com+1
Pink Farms
BRSao Paulo, Brazil
One of Latin America's largest indoor vertical farms, growing greens without soil or sunlight in a Sao Paulo warehouse.
verticalfarmdaily.com+1
São Paulo Urban Agriculture Network
BRSão Paulo, Brazil
São Paulo supports 2,600+ mapped agricultural sites, including 1,000+ school gardens. Provides bio-inputs, machinery, training, and investment support.
unep.org+1
Curitiba Urban Gardens Program
BRCuritiba, Brazil
Curitiba's urban gardens program produces ~1,600 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables annually. Technology transfer through demonstration gardens and training hubs. Third urban farm demonstration plot opening by end of 2025.
unep.org
Curitiba Integrated Urban Food System
BRCuritiba, Brazil
Curitiba's integrated urban food system recognized as a model for Brazil and UNDP urban agriculture initiatives. 2021 designation as mentor city for the Urban Laboratory for Integrated Municipal Food Policies
aiph.org
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