Hoffnungsklänge e.V.

About us

The association Hoffnungsklänge e.V. looks after the Rocinha music school in one of the largest slums in Rio de Janeiro, the Rocinha. The people there live in a socially deprived area with a still powerful presence of the drug cartels, which act brutally in the context of the distribution struggles. Politicians are powerless against this and fail to offer at least the children in the Rocinha fair opportunities to break out of the vicious circle of poverty, discouragement and violence.

In this environment, the Rocinha Music School has been a hopeful rock in the surf of violence and criminal energy for 27 years now. There the children experience affection and appreciation and, through their love of music, recharge their batteries and self-esteem, which is repeatedly strengthened in the public appearances of our ensembles and choirs.
We are particularly proud of the fact that 11 particularly talented students are now working as mentors in the music school and that many others have found