Catholic center for Venezuelan refugees opens in Brazil with help from U.S. Feb 7, 2021 catholic news service Todd Chapman, U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, speaks at a new refugee center Feb. 4, 2021, in Brasilia, Brazil. Two Catholic-backed organizations built the center with the help of the U.S. government to host Venezuelan migrants relocating from refugee centers in the Amazon region. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy AVSI Brasil.) Two Catholic-backed organizations opened a center in Brazil's capital to host Venezuelan migrants relocating from the refugee centers in the Amazon region. SAO PAULO — Two Catholic-backed organizations opened a center in Brazil’s capital to host Venezuelan migrants relocating from the refugee centers in the Amazon region.