Situated in the outskirts of the Serra da Cantareira forest reserve near São Paulo, Brazil, is Terra da Promessa (Land of Promise), a community of people living with AIDS.

Operated by the Associação Aliança pela Vida or Alliance for Life Association (ALIVI), a Brazilian entity that provides shelter and care to adults and children living with AIDS, Terra da Promessa has created the bakery project with a grant from the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) International Small Grants Fund and assistance from Family Health International and Associação Saúde da Família.

Today 12 of the 24 adult residents of Terra da Promessa make and sell bread in the community's bakery.

To learn how the residence of Terra da Promessa overcome prejudice and fear in the region, download the PDF file above.