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House fire that spread across the block in São Paulo: help the Old Town neighborhood rebuild

The house fire that spread across the block damaged 65 homes in the Old Town neighborhood. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

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Antônia Valentina Souza
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São Paulo
The house fire that spread across the block hit the Old Town neighborhood on 18 January. My home was one of 65 damaged, and 14 families are still in temporary shelter at a mosque and church hall. The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming. Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before. We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy. We buy supplies locally and in bulk, so the money goes further. Receipts and photos will be posted in updates. Where the $2,350 goes: • Roofing sheets and timber: $1,000 • Clean water and purification supplies: $290 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $220 • Food parcels for displaced families: $270 • Tools and labor for repairs: $570 Thank you so much.

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  • Anonymous 🇮🇱 · $5

    “Stay strong! - Beersheba”

  • Rémi Damien David 🇨🇦 · $25

    “I'm in Winnipeg, thinking of you. - Winnipeg”

  • Leonardo Tommaso Testa 🇮🇹 · $5
  • Joanna Justyna Dąbrowski 🇵🇱 · $20
  • Vera Kiselev 🇷🇺 · $250
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $482
  • Saar Janssen 🇳🇱 · $10
  • Bola Ngozi Olawale 🇳🇬 · $25

    “Get well soon. Thought of Antônia all day after reading this. - Ogbomosho”

  • Henry Ikenna Anyanwu 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Samuel Kiprop Nakamya 🇺🇬 · $25

    “Happy to help. - Jinja”

  • Kunal E. Randhawa 🇬🇧 · $5

    “Only $5 but hope it helps. - Birmingham”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $50

    “Be well. Thought of Antônia all day after reading this.”

  • Anonymous 🇷🇺 · $100

    “Rooting for you. My mother told me about this one. - Moscow”

  • Kevin E. Francisco 🇵🇭 · $37

    “Hope this helps. Hope the March deadline works out. - Makati”

  • Mona Maryam Mourad 🇸🇦 · $38

    “Thought of Antônia all day after reading this.”

  • Mykola Danylo Vasiliev 🇺🇦 · $63

    “Wishing you the best. Hope this covers a bit of it. - Dnipro”

  • Susana J. Serrano 🇪🇸 · $100

    “Thinking of you - Barcelona”

  • Everett R. Olson 🇨🇦 · $5

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  • Is there a list of costs somewhere? Just curious how it adds up for Antônia.

    • Everything on the list is an amount I've been quoted or invoiced. roofing sheets and timber comes first ($1,000) and I'll update the page as each thing gets paid. It helps to be asked.

  • Thanks for sharing this, Antônia. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. The breakdown of costs made it easy to trust

    • Hope things get better soon, Antônia. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Bhaktapur.

      • Sending good thoughts, Antônia. Projects like this are what make a place worth living in. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Thinking of São Paulo!

        • Sending strength. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. After 16 years in nursing I know how hard it's to ask for anything. Thinking of São Paulo.

          • How is Antônia doing now?

            • Good luck, Antônia. More neighborhoods should do this. Thinking of São Paulo

              • Clément Thomas RocheQuestionID verified

                Is there anything that isn't money that would help Antônia?

                • Thank you. If you're in São Paulo I'll say if something practical comes up. For now sharing this is great. Ask me anything else.

              • Rooting for you, Antônia. Your post was clear and honest.

                • Maëlle Odette RodriguezAddress verified

                  Hope it all works out. Shared it with a few friends. I told my book club about it and three of them are giving too. Blessings

                  • Best of luck. Reading this made my day a bit heavier but I'm glad I did. I'll check back for the next update. Thinking of São Paulo

                    • Hang in there, Antônia. Your post was clear and honest. We had a similar scare last year, I know what it feels like. God bless.

                      • You're not alone. Your post was clear and honest. I went through something like this 14 years ago and strangers helped me out

                        • Sending strength, Antônia. Hope this works out for you. Greetings from Riverside.

                          • Wishing you peace, Antônia. Gave what I could, wish it was more. My daughter saw me on my phone and now she wants to give her pocket money. Greetings from Taguig.

                            • Rooting for you. Great idea, hope you get there. Love from Agra.

                              • Stay strong. Hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer.

                                • sending love, Antônia. Looking forward to the next update. My husband and I read this together. Greetings from Duque de Caxias!

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