Helping hands to join us in our farmstay at Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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  Description

  This is a personal project that has become a big part of my life. (Hi, i am Pedro, i have studie civil engeniering and architecture, lived in some places around the world and ended coming back to where i've born, bought a piece of land from my dad which he had bought in the 90's, and started to find meaning of life while working on it)
  
  I first started hosting travellers with couchsurfing, back on 2016~, by the year of 2018 i started workaway, and in the beginig the idea was just to have people around to help with basic daily tasks, working on the land, and exchanging gradually creating a place where we could live closer to nature and share everyday life with other people.
  We started hosting events, and courses like Rapé medicine preparation (5 days where we extract the leaves and barks from specific trees around the property, dried on fire until it became a powder and mixed with Yawanawa native's ashes to create rapé)
  
  We even had psicologic events with terapeuts, meditation and hipnosis.
  Other than that, yoga lessos, parties in the woods, mushroom consagrations, and lunchs and dinners often happens.
  
  Back in 2022 we had some storms which dammaged part of the house, and i started to fix it, after sometime other storms came and damaged it more, so by 2024 i started on building a new house, with stone and rammed earth walls, now i am getting close to finish it, many people helped, friends, professionals, teachers, volunteers, which whom i am very thankfull to all, doing something like this with the conditions i had were very challenging, in many moments i tought if i was crazy for doing something like that, the weather also came again with heavy rains and storms, which delayed the works.
  
  
  The sítio is still under construction. There are unfinished spaces, things to repair, gardens to develop, and plenty of practical work. Depending on what’s happening during your stay, we might be planting trees, preparing garden beds, building with earth, wood or stone, doing carpentry, maintaining trails, cooking, cleaning, or caring for the dogs.
  
  I enjoy seeing something take shape through people working together. As an architect, I contribute by thinking about spaces, finding solutions, and organizing how an idea can become something we actually build. I also learn a lot from the people who come here, it was always my goal to creat a harbor for travelers to come and share, i've travelled to some places also, inside brasil and outside, lived some time in china a long time ago, and visit europe twice, now i have friends in many places around the world because of this program and it is very nice! I am a person who doesnt like to live in big cities or crowed places, i can go, visit, see, but in the end what i crave is for nature, landscapes, animals, shadow of the trees, rivers, the possibilitie of eating fruits straight from the trees, or making tea with the plants we just harvest, sit by a fire watching the sun or the stars in silence is just terapeutic to me.
  
  I am a really curious being, and i like hearing how people live in other countries, how their political systems work, what they care about, and what they’ve experienced. These conversations often give me a different perspectives of the world, and it is awesome to spread our point of view over things.
  
  For a long time, I imagined becoming increasingly self-sufficient and living mostly from what I could create inside a closed off grid system. I still value that independence, but my perspective has changed. I’ve come to appreciate how much we depend on connections beyond our own land. I also want enough financial stability to look after myself, care for others, and keep investing in places and business that bring up conscioness and care for the people and land it take part on and upon.
  
  Recently, I’ve been exploring business ideas and collaborations with people I’ve met, including connections in other countries. If you’re interested in these subjects, I’d enjoy exchanging ideas. Sometimes a conversation during a visit opens possibilities that continue long afterward.
  
  Travelers have already contributed a lot here. There are things around the sítio that remind me of particular people something they built, a recipe they shared, a skill they taught us, or even just a conversation that took place in a bonfire under the stars, a shared meal, a garden or craft made by.
  
  I appreciate people who communicate clearly, take initiative, respect others, and participate in the ordinary tasks of living together. You might spend one afternoon discussing the future of society and another digging holes in the mud. Quite possibly both on the same afternoon.
  
  If this sounds like a place you’d enjoy, tell me about yourself, your travel plans, and what you’d like to contribute or learn. We can talk about the work currently happening, accommodation, meals, and expectations before arranging a stay.
  
  Pedro (:

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Enseignement

  Jardinage d'entretien

  Projets DIY créatifs

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Aide à la maison

  Petits travaux d'entretien
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Culture

  

  Films et télé

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Technologie

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Politique/justice sociale

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Ferme

  

  Livres

  

  Histoire

  

  Art et design

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Soin des plantes

  

  Musique

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Architecture

  

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  Dessin et peinture

  

  Menuiserie

  

  Astronomie

  

  Animaux

  

  Nature

  

  Camping
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Travellers who come here will have the opportunity to experience a deeper and more authentic side of southern Brasil, not only as tourists, but as participants in daily life, nature, community and local culture.
  
  They can learn about permaculture, agroforestry, gardening, bioconstruction and ecological design, while helping us care for the land and understand how a regenerative project is built little by little, through observation, patience and hands-on practice.
  
  The region also offers beautiful cultural and natural experiences. Volunteers may have the chance to visit nearby places such as Ametista do Sul, known for its amethyst mines and underground tunnels; Iraí, with its thermal waters and river landscapes; and Salto do Yucumã, the biggest longitudinal waterfall in the world.
  
  This exchange is also a way to connect with the history of the south of Brazil: its rural traditions, native biomes, indigenous presence, immigrant cultures, local food, regional ways of living and the relationship between people and land.
  
  From time to time, there may also be opportunities to learn about traditional forest medicines and sacred ceremonial practices, such as rapé, and other native medicines, always with respect, care and cultural sensitivity. Participation in any ceremony is completely optional and separate from the volunteer work. The intention is never tourism of the sacred, but respectful learning and connection.
  
  More than anything, travellers can benefit from slowing down, being in nature, making new friends, sharing stories around the fire, learning practical skills and becoming part of a project that is still growing.
  
  Here, the cultural exchange is not only about learning from a place.
  It is about being changed by it.

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  Aide

  There are always something to do, and i will most likely be around all the time also.
  Some people prefer to work with scheduele and projects, i can provide it, some prefer to do things spontaneously as the missions appears which we can also do, life is like a jam, we are always improvising and adapting in order to thrive ahahah

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Portugais: Courant
  Espagnol: Intermédiaire

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
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  Hébergement

  Individual/couple Tent, with single or double beds, our tents are confortable and nice, it might be possible to arrange something as single rooms also, get in touch to organize it better.

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  Autres infos...

  Once we live in a really small town there's always time to go to a waterfall or spend time with friends, at town you shall find pretty much anything u need and a lot of delicious meals.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Possible

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  Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

  If your pet is pet friendly you can do it!

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Plus de 2

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  Mes animaux

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