Inn Nova Friburgo, Brazil

4.5
(8 reviews)8

Come help transform our community at Alto do Sol

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This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Connect with nature
7 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Expand your environmental consciousness
6 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Building & Repairing
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
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What you get

2

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
Private Room
You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Team Dorm
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Lunch
You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Basic Internet Access
Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Use our equipped kitchen
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Free Laundry
You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours
We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Free Hiking Tours
We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Free Events
Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Yoga classes
Take free yoga classes at our place.
Language lessons
Take free language classes at our place.
Pick Up
We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Support
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Availability

Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Stay at least
3 weeks
Stay up to
10 weeks

The Experience

A holistic guesthouse with 50 years of history, requiring structural renovations. We are a community located in the forest, 4 km from the city center of Nova Friburgo and 3 hours 30 minutes from the state capital, Rio de Janeiro. We have our daily volunteer routines from Monday to Friday starting at 7:30 with yoga, and from 8:00 to 12:00 the repair activities. The volunteer needs experience with construction, roofing, plastering, tool handling, and PPE, etc.

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Requirements

  • Between 18 and 55 years old
  • Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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8 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Inn

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

  • 7 Get in touch with nature
  • 6 Developing environmental awareness
  • 6 Meeting international travelers
  • 6 Learning about sustainability
  • 6 Immersing in the local culture
  • 5 Meeting locals

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

  • 5 11. Sustainable cities and communities
  • 5 15. Life on land
  • 2 17. Partnerships for the goals
Eduarda

Brazil

5

I met some really nice people and the environment is very green, great for slowing down. The host is flexible and a nice person (: I would come back

5 months ago

Hugo

Brazil

5

It was my first stop with WP and it couldn't have been in a better place.
Gabi is always in high spirits.
Always willing to do city tours, show the waterfalls, and help with tasks. She is very patient and also very flexible.
The interactions with the other volunteers and with the inn's residents were excellent. I made great friends and had a lot of fun.

8 months ago

Camila Fernanda

Peru

5

Thank you, Gaby, for all the time spent with us. It was a very beautiful, very warm and family-like experience, and I am grateful for everything.

10 months ago

Caroline

France

4

An atypical experience in a beautiful place, there at the inn in the city, with a view that is well worth it. Our stay was private because we arrived in the middle of preparing an event and we had a lot to do to make sure everything was ready on time. The other volunteers were amazing and we were able to create a good group dynamic because we were all very committed. Practical tip: Uber drivers sometimes hesitate to go up there, so keep the contact of the first Uber you take handy in case you need it.

5 months ago

Tom

France

4

An atypical experience in a beautiful place, up there at the inn in the city, with a view that’s well worth it. Our stay was quite particular: we arrived in the middle of the preparation of a retreat and had a lot to do to ensure everything was ready on time. The other volunteers were amazing and we were able to create a good group dynamic because we were all very committed. Practical tip: Uber drivers sometimes hesitate to go up there, so keep the contact of the first Uber you take handy in case you need it.

5 months ago

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Hosted by Gabriela

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