Henrique Gomes is an activist, producer and resident of Complexo da Maré. He is a coordinator of community engagement projects at the NGO Redes da Maré and has over 15 years of experience working in partnership with community organizations and coordinating research projects in Maré. As a community leader, he has played a key role in the production and dissemination of knowledge about Maré.
Gomes started organizing concerts and musical events in Maré when he was 18 years old and has since produced dozens of events. In 2012, he worked as a cultural producer at the Lona Cultural, a local arts and performance space, responsible for the production and curation of live events. As a musician, he was a member of several bands in Brazil, and participated in a tour of 15 cities in Europe in 2014. In addition, he was a producer in the Olhares da Maré film school between 2014 and 2018, making several short films, including “Incursion” (2015) about the occupation of Maré by the Brazilian military from 2014-2015. Recently, he completed a feature documentary, “On My Way to School” (2023), about the murder of a student by police and access to education for children and adolescents in Maré.
