With their children in school for only four hours a day and formal employers reluctant to hire them because they are poor Black women from a favela, the women of Mangueirinha, a favela in Duque de Caxias, a suburb of Rio, have often found steady employment nearly impossible to maintain. However, through their own initiative and the support of the community-based Programa Raízes Locais (Local Roots Program) of the family and children advocacy NGO Terra dos Homens, some 30 women have embarked on a baking cooperative to meet the needs of their families and community. Since 2015, the women have exchanged recipes and their own insights from starting small businesses to build the cooperative Mangarfo—a combination of Mangueirinha, the name of the community, meaning “Little Mango Tree” and “garfo,” the Portuguese word for fork. In this space of exchange, where singing accompanies the preparation of cookies and pastries, the women are able to simultaneously ensure that their children are looked after while also generating income collectively. Here is a sample of the thoughts, sounds, and flavors emerging from the Mangarfo kitchen.