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  • Contribute To The Real World – Help Mundo Real

    Four years in the trenches have provided us with precious experiences and knowledge of Rocinha and the development work we are engaged in.We are a highly qualified and united team with a fortunate amount of interpersonal trust between our members and the community we serve. We have the benefit of both close connections to Rocinha as well…

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  • Mundo Real At The Forefront Of The Movement Against Forced-Evictions

    Mundo Real has been at the forefront of the movement against forced-evictions in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas since the threats from Mayor Eduardo Paes’ administration first surfaced in early April of this year. We provided regular updates from April and May. During June, July and August we focused our energy mainly on producing a documentary…

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  • Macega and Rocinha: The Dream of Decent Housing

    On July 18th Mundo Real visited Macega, an area of Rocinha considered by many to be the community’s poorest and most vulnerable to natural disasters. We went to Macega after intense rains that poured down from July 13th to July 17th resulted in landslides that effected a few houses and small businesses. In one case…

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  • Thanks To Our Film Crew

    Now that most of the filming is finished we hope to have more time to dedicate to our website and other important issues. In June a film crew arrived to work alongside Mundo Real and residents of Laboriaux on producing the documentary. The film crew came from The New School’s Graduate Program in International Affairs,…

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  • Laboriaux Meeting (Local Leaders Unite Against the Removals)

    On Sunday August 15th there was an important meeting in Laboriaux, including: around 70 residents of Laboriaux, Lawyers from Rio de Janeiro’s Public Defenders Office, religious leaders from the Pastoral das Favelas (of Rio’s Archdiocese), university professors, community activists from at least six different favelas, leaders of at least 4 NGOs, and engineers from Rio…

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  • Documentary Promo

    This is a Promo of Mundo Real’s coming Documentary on the Massive Forced Evictions taking place in Rio de Janeiro’s poorest communities (the ones located in prime real-estate locations), under the governance of Governor Sergio Cabral and Mayor Eduardo Paes The Final Product should be available in 4 to 5 weeks!!!

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  • Antonio Ximenes (A Community Leader Remembered)

    On July 27th one of Laboriaux’s most beloved and respected residents passed away. Antonio Ximenes was born in 1949 in the northeastern state of Ceará. He moved to Rocinha as a young man, originally settling in the area around Valão and Boiadeiro. Ximenes, along with Seu Martins and others affiliated with Rocinha’s Catholic Church, played…

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