BRAZIL
pAULO fREIRE iNSTITUTE
The Paulo Freire Institute was founded in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1991 to "educate to transform” by promoting Paulo Freire's legacy based on emancipatory education to combat injustice. The IPF conducts initiatives on education which are focused on advisory, consultancy, research, and training. IPF is guided by socio-environmental and inter-transcultural dimensions, horizontality, collective work, and democracy.
The Institute also has a publishing house and libraries containing numerous audiovisual records, manuscripts, and documents. The IPF works to continue and reinvent the legacy of Paulo Freire.
Canadian partners: BCTF [1] (2022)
2024 conference in sao paulo
CoDev organized an unprecedented exchange of Latin American education partners in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in November, 2024. With the solidarity support of the BCTF, sixteen union representatives from nine teacher organizations were hosted by the Paulo Freire Institute (PFI) to participate in the third edition of the Paulo Freire Journey (PFJ). The Journey focused specifically on international solidarity among Latin American partners and with Canadian teachers’ unions.