Brazil Assigns Postal Codes to All 12,348 Favelas

Overview

• The government said it completed the first phase of CEP Para Todos on Oct. 8, finalizing a 2024 Ministry of Cities–Correios initiative ahead of its original schedule.
• The rollout covers 16.39 million residents in 656 municipalities, with 72.9% of the newly addressed population identifying as black or brown.
• Complementary phases include mapping internal streets in 300 favelas, with 765 street‑level CEPs already issued, and opening physical Correios service points in 100 favelas.
• The program targets long‑standing “address fragility” identified by IBGE, which estimates about 280,000 domiciles lacked formal identification, affecting roughly 870,000 people and hindering access to basic services.
• In Rio de Janeiro state, all 1,668 favelas received at least one code, including 279 CEPs in Complexo da Maré that the government says benefit about 19,000 residents.