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It has been over a month since our trip through the Brazilian northeast has ended. Slowly, memories, lessons learned and new friendships settle into our hearts. Little by little we are able to decode what this trip really represented in our lives. Every trip is in fact a trip inside [...] After Tambaba we decided to narrow down the kind of examples that we wanted to see. We focused on groups and people that work to protect what is left of the Atlantic Forest, while also contributing to generate income for the families that live in the surrounding areas that are to [...] In Glória do Goitá we also met Vicente Roque one of the founders of the Instituto Verde (IV), a non-profit organization. Vicente, Carolina Magalhães (the current president of the institute) and Graça, an architect and member of the institute, showed us one of the projects the institute is supporting, an association [...]
Instituto Verde: Creating social entrepreneurs in poor communities On the final weekend of April we visited the National Pau Brazil Foundation (FUNBRASIL) in Glória do Goitá, Pernambuco. We got to know about the foundation through a friend we met in Tambaba, Marisa. We had shared our dream to work with reforestation with her, and she told us that we [...] Currently, there are 4 houses, 2 pousadas and a settlement of rural workers in Tambaba. Part of the reason we chose this place was that we were fascinated by the good energy of this settlement. There, we felt a special atmosphere of community and simplicity that we hope to be a [...] After Fernando de Noronha we spent a few days in Natal. Dani and Juan Miguel, friends of a good friend from law school, had accepted to host us. We spent a few wonderful days with them, talking and taking a break from tourism. We lived three “normal” days, working on the [...] Traveling the Northeast widens our horizon because we integrate every day more with nature. At the same time, we die a little every day as we witness the generalized destruction we humans cause as a race to the joint home and to one another. The poverty and the destruction of [...] “They fished there for many, many years… from father to son, from son to grandson, from grandson to great-grandson and so on… many families lived off the sea…they lived off the sea so much that now there are not as many fish as before… fishermen are now painters, guards, bricklayers or whatever they [...] From the moment we arrived at the Pousada Patacho, we realized that – besides being an excellent accommodation option – it is very similar to what we imagine, when we think about building a pousada – a place to celebrate the good things of life: to eat and [...] Since our arrival in the Chapada Diamantina National Park, we feel that its history represents a strong symbol for our search. The contrast between the diamond extraction on one hand and the conservation of nature on the other, combined with the ongoing challenge to reduce poverty teach important lessons for those who envision [...] |
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