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Help with Animal care, Reparos, Cleaning & Gardening

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The experience

Join us to assist with animal care, cleaning & gardening in our natural reserve nestled in the foothills of the Mantiqueira Mountains in the jungle of the Atlantic Rainforest!

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What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens


What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely


Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner Portuguese

Between 24 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Be from outside Brazil


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

We're a jungle campground and mountain's shelter up in Mantiqueira Mountains, within the Atlantic Rainforest. You'll be sharing a bunks with other volunteers and clients, but if you prefer to enjoy some privacy, please bring your own tent. In both living arrangements,

You'll be sharing outdoors bathroom, showers, sauna, natural swimming pool, varandas, kitchen, etc...with Campers and Airbnb visitors.

Hosts' private home is NOT open for Volunteers, but you may rent a private room or a tree house at a discount, if available.

Feel free to explore the jungle accompanied by other campers, Volunteers or your hosts, but NEVER go to the jungle alone.

You are entirely responsible for harvesting your food and wood fire from the jungle and to prepare all your meals. Feel free to harvest or forage for jungle foods, but please, let us know about your findings prior to consuming them.

Vegetable oil, salt, garlic, onions, rice and beans will be provide.

NO HUNTING IS ALLOWED.
NO WASTE WILL BE TOLERATED.

We'll be pleased to guide you in the jungle showing what is safe to eat and also how to prepare wild foods and how to safely use a wood stove, in case you aren't familiar with it.

The forest is rich with different seasonal foods, which we'll guide you to ensure you harvest and prepare what is safe to be eaten. The preparation of all your meals is entirely your responsibility.

If you don't like what's available to eat in the jungle, it is your responsibility to buy

The outdoor kitchen is also used by campers, Airbnb clientes, so please keep it clean and organized at all times.


Activities & Shift

Day time only
Start time in am.. (Flexible)
Each person works for 5hrs a day with independent tasks.
You have the choice to take 2 full days off after 5 days worked or take 1 day off after each 3 days worked.


Rules

Be pleasant towards hosts, guests and other volunteers.
Be cooperative.
When things are not working up to your expectations, please express your concerns politely.
Be respectful of people's and guest's fridge spaces.
Clean after yourself at the kitchen, bathrooms, varandas, day use area, etc...

Due to our both suffer from asthma and many others kinds of allergies, we are unable to accommodate smokers at this time. Sorry for any inconvenience.