Source: Wikipedia It is beautiful to see that we are one Jewish nation, even if in Diaspora. It is meaningful and humbling to work side-by-side with Brazilian Jews and non-Jews, doing the necessary work to bring hope to their most desperate poor. If anyone is to understand how Rio de Janeiro, the ‘marvelous city’, is a city of extremes & contrast, then you have to get away from the glittering sandy beaches of Copacabana & Ipanema, and see the infamous ‘favelas’ (shanty-towns) that surround the metropo
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