Nearly 60 million people across Latin America are currently not getting enough to eat, according to a recent United Nations report. 

In Brazil, the region’s largest and most populous country, the number of people enduring hunger is dramatic.

 Against this backdrop, a Christmas food donation campaign, the biggest ever, got underway to help millions in need. 

CGTN's Lucrecia France reports from Rio de Janeiro. 

Check out The China Report, our new weekly newsletter. Subscribe here!