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Caring for animals, gardening and general cleaning.

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The experience

Wild camping grounds & mountains shelter in the Mantiqueira Mountains inside the Atlantic Rainforest. We need a person who enjoys cleaning homes, gardening and taking care of animals.and their habitat. We have aheep, chicken and dogs.


What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.


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

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

Be from outside Brazil


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

We are a wild campgrounds in the Serra da Mantiqueira inside of the Atlantic Rainforest with many trails, waterfalls, adventure sports, birdwatching and wildlife in general.

Private piece of the Atlantic Rainforest and natural aquapark in the foothills of the Serra da Mantiqueira.


Activities & Shift

Day time hours only.

You'll be harvesting your own food on the jungle, chopping wood from the forest to cook your meals.

We'll provide raw rice and beans, salt, onions, garlic, vegetable oil for you to prepare your diners. You'll harvest fruits such as bananas, jackfruit, roots auch as inhames, cassava or whatever else are in season for breakfast and to compliment all your meals.

You'll be using an wood stove to cook all your meals.


Rules

To exchange with us, you must:

Be already in Brazil, (we will NOT send visa letters).

Be able to care for your entire basic necessity independently, such as being able to buy/harvest and prepare your own meals using a wood stove, collect the wood yourself & being able to financially care for all your travels expenses to arrive and depart from here on your own. We do offer uncooked rice and beans for your diner, but please bring your own condiments and bring food or go harvest whatever the jungle is giving for your other meals.

Promote a spirit of peace, harmony, kindness and collaboration among volunteers, hosts and clients.

Be physically fit. Planting trees, campgrounds general maintenance and housekeeping can be physically demanding for some people. So please, only apply if you believe you can handle these kinds of jobs.

Be a nonsmoker. Due to allergies, we are UNABLE to accommodate smokers ate this time. Sorry for any inconvenience.