Brazil's favela chefs say the impoverished should eat well too

Ana Lucia Costa at the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is involved with Gastromotiva, a charity that provides volunteers from poor communities with culinary training and a mission. Photos: AFP

Brazilian chef Ana Lucia Costa is putting the finishing touches on an exquisite dish of marinated pork loin with lime and ginger, preparing to serve around 100 diners.

But this is no upscale Rio de Janeiro restaurant. She is cooking in her small shack in Rocinha, Rio’s biggest favela, for people who would probably go hungry without her.