Our Awards

The honor was given to CUFA (Central Única das Favelas) for the success of the Favela Business School campaign, created in 2022 with the aim of bringing knowledge of entrepreneurial education and management knowledge to an audience that does not have access to business schools.

Social entrepreneur Celso Athayde, CEO of Favela Holding, and founder of Central Única das Favelas (CUFA), competed for the São Paulo State Government Award for the Arts in 2022. The award aimed to recognize and honor people who are connected to the cultural and creative construction of the state of São Paulo.

Social entrepreneur Celso Athayde, CEO of Favela Holding and founder of CUFA (Central Única das Favelas), won the Caboré Award, from Revista Meio & Mensagem, in the marketing service category. The award, from the communications industry in Brazil, is considered the “Oscar” of the advertising market.

Celso Athayde, founder of Central Única das Favelas (CUFA) and current CEO of Favela Holding, won the Award in the Social Entrepreneur category by Schwab, becoming part of the community of social innovators linked to the World Economic Forum.

In the “Social Responsibility” category, CUFA (Central Única das Favelas) was the big winner of the “Band Inspira Rio Award”, which aims to reward and honor companies that propagate good ideas, encourage, invest and undertake.

Due to the social work carried out, CUFA (Central Única das Favelas) was awarded in the Social Action category. The Ibest award is the biggest award related to the internet and the digital market.

The objective of the award is to recognize companies that promote equity, encourage writing and reading, support refugees and decent housing. CUFA (Central Únicas das Favelas) was awarded for its action during the pandemic, and solutions created for this period through entrepreneurship.

Chosen by popular vote, CUFA (Central Única das Favelas) won the category “Transform Miaw Hero in the Pandemic”, for its social work in combating the effects of Covid-19 in the most vulnerable regions, the favelas.

The Caio Award, considered the “Oscar of Events”, has as its main objective to reward the work of companies and professionals in the Brazilian Events and Tourism Industry, providing recognition in their segment and in the media. CUFA (Central Única das Favelas) was awarded for its work in the São Paulo Favela Cup.

The Education and Culture Commission and the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies awarded CUFA (Central Única das Favelas) for its work in Brazilian education. The originality, size or exemplary character of the educational actions developed were criteria that defined the decision.

Created by rapper MV Bill and Celso Athayde, the documentary “Falcão: Meninos do Tráfico”, which portrays the reality of young people from the community who became involved in a life of crime, received the King of Spain International Journalism Award at the hands of King Juan Charles the First I.