Financial and fiscal education initiatives for youth in Brazil

Educational initiatives in Brazil are focusing on teaching financial and fiscal literacy to children and adolescents through practical methods and technology.

Financial education aims to shape responsible adults by introducing concepts such as the value of money, resource management, and the importance of saving for long-term goals. Experts suggest that teaching can begin as early as age five with basic transactions, progressing to managing allowances and participating in family financial planning as children age.

Complementing this, fiscal education seeks to teach citizenship by explaining how the State collects resources and transforms them into public policies. To overcome the technical complexity of topics like taxation and public budgets, innovative approaches are being used. For instance, the Paraná State Department of Finance developed ‘Vila do Ed’, a game on the Roblox platform, to engage students in learning about fiscal concepts through gamification.