Mundo Real was founded, in 2007, with the purposes of fostering sustainable community development, and empowering local residents and grassroots organizations
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Moradores Pedem Socorro Na Rocinha
http://www.recordrio.com.br/videos.php?sid=4573
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Update On The Forced Removal of Favelas In Rio de Janeiro: May 3, 2010
On Friday May 1st 2010, aka May Day, community leaders, favela residents, public defenders, engineers, architects, leaders of non-profit organizations, and religious leaders converged in front of Rio de Janeiro’s City Hall in what turned out to be a peaceful and important event. Despite the rather low turnout the…
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Update On the Forced Removal of Favelas In Rio de Janeiro: April 28, 2010
On Wednesday, April 21st 2010, Community leaders and residents of several slums in Rio de Janeiro met with public defenders, engineers and architects, leaders of non-profit organizations, representatives from the Pastoral de Favelas, and at least one journalist from the São Paulo newspaper Estadão. The meeting was the first…
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Summary of the Situation Occurring In Rio de Janeiro’s Favelas After The Historic Rains of Early April 2010
The Tragedy: Torrential rainstorms hit Rio de Janeiro beginning April 5th 2010, lasting through April 8th, triggering landslides that devastated many areas of the city. The landslides left hundreds dead/disappeared and roughly 12,000 thousands more homeless. In Rocinha 3 people died as a result of the rains/landslides, 2 of…
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