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Brazil Completes First Phase of ‘CEP para Todos,’ Assigning Postal Codes to All 12,348 Favelas

Officials say formal addresses will unlock access to key services, expanding inclusion for residents long excluded by “address fragility.”

Overview

  • The rollout covers 16.39 million residents across 656 municipalities, with 72.9% of beneficiaries identifying as Black or brown.
  • IBGE estimates about 280,000 homes in favelas lacked formal address identifiers, affecting roughly 870,000 people before this effort.
  • Next steps include detailed street-by-street mapping in 300 communities, with 765 specific CEPs created so far for internal roads and alleys.
  • Correios will install physical service points in 100 communities to support deliveries, correspondence and basic postal services.
  • In the Federal District, 198,769 residents gained CEPs, 75% of whom are Black or brown, according to the Cities Ministry.