Silvana Andrade Email & Phone Number

Silvana Andrade has a career spanning nearly 40 years in journalism and communications, culminating in 2008 with the founding of ANDA (Animal Rights News Agency), the world's first news agency dedicated to animal rights. The organization was honored with the "Salva de Prata," the highest commendation granted by the city of São Paulo to an institution. This non-governmental organization focuses primarily on producing and distributing news related to animal and nature rights, as well as pursuing legal actions in their defense. Its work has directly influenced the formulation of laws and public policies in Brazil, providing consultancy to members of the National Congress, State Legislative Assemblies, and City Councils.Silvana is a speaker at various legislative forums and conferences, having presented at Universities, the National Congress, State Legislative Houses, City Councils, and the Public Prosecutor's Office, as well as at international conferences in cities such as Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Toronto, Luxembourg, and Oxford. She is the editor of two books on animal rights and is frequently invited to discuss the topic in major media outlets.She serves as a specialist member of the Global Forum on Food Security and Nutrition of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and acts as an ad-hoc advisor to UNESCO-SOST in Brazil, linked to the Sustainability Front of the UNESCO Chair at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona. In 2019, she was one of five women worldwide honored on International Women's Day by Horyou, an organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. Among the various accolades she has received, the International "World Compassion Award" stands out, granted for her work on behalf of animals and the planet, an honor also bestowed upon Dr. Zilda Arns.Silvana is also a member of Diversitas — the Center for the Study of Diversities, Intolerances, and Conflicts at the University of São Paulo (USP) — and the National Network to Combat Disinformation (RNCD), composed of researchers from Brazilian universities. Her career reflects a continuous commitment to the defense of animal rights and global sustainability.She is vegan and holds professionalism, ethics, integrity, respect, counsciouness,sustainability and non-violence as core values in her work.

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• President And Founder

  Anda - Agência De Notícias De Direitos Animais

  Nov 2008 - Present - São Paulo Area, Brazil

  The press not only informs, it forms concepts, modifies ideas, influences decisions, and sets values. The press participates in the great social and political changes, bringing the world to the individual, who can think and act with more consciousness. This is precisely the goal of ANDA, the Animal Rights News Agency: inform to transform. ANDA diffuses in the media the values ​​of a new culture - ethical, fair and more concerned with defending and guaranteeing animal rights.It is the first and biggest news portal in Latin America to combat social violence and environmental destruction through the defense of animal rights.With professionalism and courage, ANDA has opened an important channel for journalists from all media types, and has put issues on the agenda that previously did not have the deserved space or were barely discussed in the press.ANDA is also used as a reference for the whole of society, responding to questions and encouraging new attitudes, always through the focus of animal rights.ANDA was created by the journalist, vegan and animal rights activist Silvana Andrade, who has more than 30 years of experience in the Brazilian press.