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version="0.92"> <channel><title>Mundo Real</title><link>http://1mundoreal.org</link> <description>Research, Education, and Direct Service</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:26:06 +0000</lastBuildDate> <docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss092</docs> <language>en</language> <item><title>CNN Backstories &#8211; Comparing the Good and the Bad: Living in the Favela Rocinha</title> <description><![CDATA[For their participation in these reports, Paul Sneed and the Back&#124;Story team would like to thank religious leader Pai Almir who lives in the favela Rocinha. Also a big thank you to Viviana Rodrigues who is a teacher in Rocinha and co-founder of 2bros.org. A big thank you, as well, to Sergi Navarro-Rivero, a Harvard PhD student who is working &#8230; <a
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class="read_more">Read More</span></a>]]></description><link>http://1mundoreal.org/laboriaux-to-be-removed</link> </item> <item><title>Carlos Luis Toledo &#8211; a participatory vision for the development of Rocinha</title> <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, November 17th there was an important meeting in Rocinha’s Sports Complex (Complexo Esportivo da Rocinha) at 6:30PM. The meeting was organized by the Community Board for Rocinha, São Conrado and Gávea (Câmara Comunitária da Rocinha, São Conrado e Gávea). The Community Board is a social movement that was formed in early 2011 with the aim of following activities &#8230; <a
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