Located in one of the largest and poorest favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the community garden in Manguinhos is considered the biggest in Latin America. The first seed was planted in late 2013 on a parcel of land known then as "crackolandia" because it was home to so many drug addicts. These days the garden feeds hundreds of families a month with produce that is pesticide free and affordable.

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