Java EE (Java Enterprise Edition) General Discussion

Im trying to use facelets with jsf and show a string from the managed bean with special characters, like �, �, �, etc
But jsf render these characters on html as &..., its ok, but with facelets I need use xhtml, so, when the xhtml is processed I get a error because the & that is invalid.

How can I use facelets (xhtml) with special characters?

Thanks