The Urchins of Brazil: "Left in the streets, never knew my mother. My only family are others just like me. Huddled with the mice, underneath the city, nine summers wondering in Rio's paradise." (Taken from the song "The Urchins of Brazil" Rico CD)
There is a young, frightened, desperate group of children that steal to survive and sleep when they can in the sewers under the great city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. These children are abandoned at birth, taken in by the older "urchins" and are taught the ways of street survival. They are abused and prostituted for sex and resort to sniffing glue just to ease the pains of hunger. They are considered the lowest form of life by the people and businesses that they steal from. Death squads are routinely brought in to gun down these little menaces and their small dead bodies and organs are sold for body parts on the black market with their remains left to rot in the city dumps. These are children! These are "The Urchins of Brazil".
Please help me, help them.

Proceeds from my CDs and donations at my live concerts go directly to "Task Brasil", a wonderful organization located in Rio de Janeiro dedicated to helping "The Urchins of Brazil".