Samba Sem Fome: 24 years of collecting food for those in need
The Samba Sem Fome project celebrates 24 years of doing what it has always done: playing and singing quality samba, as well as practising solidarity
On June 15, the Samba Sem Fome project celebrated its anniversary with a delicious cake, top-notch pagode (a very characteristic musical genre in Brazilian culture) and, as always, a lot of solidarity.
285 kilos of food were collected and the charity that benefited this month was the Frente Cavalcante initiative, whose story will soon be published here.
Samba Sem Fome (‘Samba Without Hunger’) is a project conceived by Aragão, inspired by another similar action. It aims to hold a monthly roda de samba (improvisation meeting for samba songs), where a kilo of food is collected as a ticket. At the end of the event, the food collected is passed on to a philanthropic institution that helps people in need.
Neuza’s Column, representing Lupa do Bem, attended the anniversary edition and interviewed the creator of Samba sem Fome, some of the members and the owner of the Santo Caneco bar, which hosts the monthly event.
Neuza’s column: What does the project mean to you?
Aragão: I learned to do charity work from my mother. Besides, doing something you love and helping people is wonderful. It’s also gratifying to realize this binomial, the union of samba and solidarity.
Neuza’s column: What role do you play in the project?
Alexandre Brum: I own Santo Caneco, the bar where Samba Sem Fome’s wonderful solidarity roda de samba takes place.
Neuza’s column: As well as being the lead singer, what part do you play in the project?
Alexandre Lima: I play the banjo and help with everything possible to keep things alive and moving. The 24 years of existence of this action is much more than a commemorative date; it’s years of helping others without asking for anything in return.
As well as owning the bar that hosts the project, Alexandre, also known as Fofinho, is responsible for buying the food with the money donated.
Click here to read the article published about the project in Lupa do Bem in May 2023.
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