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Category: Get Informed
A historic moment in Rocinha’s history | The expulsion of the drug traffickers
( a brief on organized crime and security policy in Rocinha. ) Mundo Real’s home community of Rocinha has entered a defining moment in its almost 90 year history. But before continuing it is worth mentioning that organized crime and security policy are very sensitive issues in Rocinha, and for us, a small community-based organization whose members almost all live … Read More
Posted in Community Development, Get Informed, What's Happening in Rio Tagged History, human rights, Mundo Real, Nov 2011, Organized Crime, Pacify Rocinha, Removal, Rio de Janeiro, Rocinha, Security Forces, Units of Peacemaking Police, UPP Comments Off
The Skinny On Civil Society
Mundo Real is a civil society organization. The concept of civil society is popular in policy and academic circles, however, in the US the phrase has not entered poplar vernacular to the degree it has in other areas of the world. This is ironic considering that some of the most prominent studies of civil society organizations originated in the US, … Read More
Posted in Get Informed Tagged Civil Society, Community Development, non-governmental organizations, social movements Comments Off
The Power of Media to Advocate, Educate and Hold Responsible
Since the April rains that ushered in so many changes in Rio de Janeiro Mundo Real has been increasingly engaged in media projects. It became frustratingly apparent that the mainstream media in Brazil does not cover the issues facing communities like Rocinha, such as forced evictions, from the perspective of local residents. A simple analysis of the material published since … Read More
Posted in Get Informed Tagged Community Development, Favela, forced evictions, Laboriaux, Media, Rio de Janeiro, Rocinha Comments Off
