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‘Last mile’ solution for Brazilian favela born from pandemic

Logistics company Favela Brasil Xpress deliveryman Jonathan Arcanjo, cycles through alleys to deliver orders in the Paraisopolis favela of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Favela Brasil Xpress, a startup created six months ago, reached the milestone of 100,000 packages delivered in areas that are not properly served by the postal service or by traditional transport and delivery companies, while ensuring the arrival of food, medicine and home supplies to people in the community. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello) A client receives a parcel from the hands of Favela Brasil Xpress deliveryman Jonathan Arcanjo, in the Paraisopolis favela of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Favela Brasil Xpress, a startup created six months ago, reached the milestone of 100,000 packages delivered in areas that are not properly served by the postal service or by traditional transport and delivery companies, while ensuring the arrival of food, medicine and home supplies to people in the community. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello) Operators handle orders purchased via e-commerce, at the Favela Brasil Xpress distribution center located inside in the Paraisopolis favela of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Favela Brasil Xpress, a startup created six months ago, reached the milestone of 100,000 packages delivered in areas that are not properly served by the postal service or by traditional transport and delivery companies, while ensuring the arrival of food, medicine and home supplies to people in the community. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello) FILE - In this April 6, 2020 file photo, the slum Paraisopolis, which is the combination of the words "Paradise" and "Metropolis," stands next to the upper class Morumbi neighborhood, top, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Packages started reaching doorsteps in this favela in April 2021 through a logistics startup that handles what retailers call “the last mile,” communities that the global e-commerce revolution didn't fully include. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File) Logistics company Favela Brasil Xpress deliveryman Jonathan Arcanjo, cycles through alleys to deliver orders in the Paraisopolis favela of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Favela Brasil Xpress, a startup created six months ago, reached the milestone of 100,000 packages delivered in areas that are not properly served by the postal service or by traditional transport and delivery companies, while ensuring the arrival of food, medicine and home supplies to people in the community. (AP Photo/Marcelo Chello)