Amalia Garcia -Thärn is a member of IFAD's Executive Board and Evaluation Committee. This year, Garcia -Thärn and other members of the Committee travelled to Brazil to learn about the successes, challenges and lessons learned from the IFAD-supported Dom Helder Camara Project. This interview highlights Garcia -Thärn's reflection on the project, on IFAD's role in countries like Brazil and on contemporary trends in rural poverty reduction. Less