People

Team

Andre Degenszajn
Executive director
Ana Julia Moura
Food Systems Specialist
Fernanda Lemos Gonçalves
Racial justice specialist
Giselle de Oliveira
Operations analyst
Juliana Maia Victoriano
Program manager — Racial justice
Manoela Justo
Program manager – Food systems
Mohara Valle
Communications coordinator
Raphael Bandeira
Communications specialist
Vanuza Firmino Mariano
Cleaning professional
Virginia Rigot-Muller
Institutional development manager
Yasmin Monteiro
Knowledge management specialist

Board

Denise Dora
Flávia Oliveira
João Moreira Salles
Luciana Servo
Luiz Orenstein
Ricardo Abramovay
Sueli Carneiro
Walter Salles

Finance and ops

Back office responsible for Ibirapitanga’s financial and administrative support , managed by the family office, Brasil Warrant (BW).

Luciana Varella
Director of finance and operations
Murilo Ricci
Financial manager
Claudia Gusmão
Administrative analyst
Carlos Paixão
Financial analyst
André Cardoso
Financial analyst

The Institute
Programs
- Racial justice
- Food systems
Grants
Stories

Food systems
The Brazilian experience shaping the international agenda on ultra-processed foods — an interview with Carlos Monteiro
Developed by Nupens/USP under the leadership of professor and researcher Carlos Monteiro, the NOVA classification introduced the concept of ultra-processed foods to the world.

Food systems
Overcoming the Triple Monotony, Clearing the Path for the Transition of Agri-Food Systems
Overcoming this triple monotony has therefore become a central challenge for food security, human health, environmental preservation, and the fight against climate change

Racial justice
The Impact of Racial Quotas: an Interview with Marcia Lima
Ibirapitanga spoke with Marcia Lima, general coordinator and researcher at Afro-Cebrap, who answered questions about the concrete impacts and effects of quota policy

Racial justice
The Impact of Racial Quotas: an Interview with Marcia Lima
In 2022, Law No. 12,711/2012 (the Quota Law) turned ten years old, and a climate of uncertainty surrounding its review...

Racial justice
Thousands of Voices for Reparation and Buen Vivir: the Historical, Political, and Social Milestone of the 2nd National Black Women’s March
Photo credit: Gabriel Albernás "We take to the streets to make clear that without Reparation there can be no possibility of...

Food systems
Overcoming the Triple Monotony, Clearing the Path for the Transition of Agri-Food Systems
Illustration credit: Alvim Almeida Silva Junior According to Professor Ricardo Abramovay, in an article published in the Jornal da USP —...

Food systems
Collective Effort for the Transformation of Brazil’s Food Systems: Reimagining the Role of Philanthropy
In the context of COP30, the panel "Collective Effort for the Transformation of Brazil's Food Systems: Reimagining the Role of...

Alliance for Adequate and Healthy Eating recommends: studies on institutional food environments
Institutional food environments are an important dimension of the contemporary debate on healthy and sustainable diets, within the scope of...

Food systems
The Brazilian experience shaping the international agenda on ultra-processed foods — an interview with Carlos Monteiro
"[…] we connected around powerful calls to action. […] These voices, and so many others who shared their perspectives, reminded...