one of the most important community asset in vidigal is the  colégio stella maris, centro popular de educação e de assistência social, a philanthropic college for the education of low-income community residents.

another is genos, núcleo de apoio familiar, a structure of support to the local families, that also allows and encourages volunteer work in the community.  

a major point of pride in vidigal is nós do morro, ('we of the favela') a well established theater school that trained several actors who later starred in local tele-novelas and in the movie city of god.

one of the latest hits of nós do morro are the pearls negras, local residents and hit-singers that can be seen on their video 'pensando em você' (thinking of you) shot in vidigal.