Unconventional farm focused on experiences and events near São Paulo, Brazil

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are an old coffee farm with rental houses. We are not a farm hotel, although it may seem so at first glance. Here, we host a diverse range of people and provide experiences of connection, inspiration, and creation. During the week, we welcome guests who want to work in a different way, and on weekends, those who want to relax and connect with nature. However, we also host weddings, parties, immersions, photo shoots, and artistic residencies.

    The farm is managed by Bruno and Barbara, that lives with their 2 daughters (one is 10, the other 6 year old) and parents. Training lawyers have gone out into the world in search of new activities and professional experiences. They have already lived in São Paulo, Lyon, Berkeley and Berlin, where they returned in 2016 to create the present farm project. Barbara owns a food catering service and they also have an event space in São Paulo.

    At the moment, we can host up to 6 volunteers at the same time!

    The volunteering period is from 2 to 4 weeks, renewable. During this time, we will exchange your work for a:

    🛌 Bed in a shared room (2 people) in a 3 room house (max. 6 people)
    🏡 Share use of the house, with kitchen, living room and bathroom with hot showers. This structure is shared with other volunteers (max. 3 rooms, 5 people).
    🍴 We offer basic ingredients (fruits, vegetables, grains, oil, etc) for you to cook your meals with other volunteers in a shared kitchen (we have all equipments here).
    👩‍💻 Free access to our coworking space, with high speed internet.
    🏊🏽 Free access to all the leisure spaces of the farm: swimming pool, waterfall, lawns, etc.

    Volunteers typically help us with whatever is necessary and what they agree to. This usually includes farm work, gardening, cleaning up spaces, producing experiences, playing with children, among other things. The exchange is for 20 hours per week.

    The exchange is ideal for those who are seeking to discover new jobs and professions and want an environment closer to nature, peaceful, but not isolated. We have welcomed over 300 volunteers from different platforms over the past years, and they have all enjoyed the experience (check the reviews).

    If you feel like coming, please send us a message telling us about yourself, your skills, and what you could contribute to the farm, along with the dates you would be available. From there, we can start a conversation :)

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    [PORTUGUÊS]

    Somos uma antiga fazenda de café com casas para aluguel. Não somos um hotel fazenda, embora possa parecer à primeira vista. Aqui hospedamos pessoas diversas e proporcionamos experiências de conexão, inspiração e criação. Durante a semana, recebemos hóspedes que querem trabalhar de um jeito diferente e aos fins de semana quem quer relaxar e se conectar com a natureza. Mas também realizamos casamentos, festas, imersões, sessões de fotos e residências artísticas.

    A fazenda é administrada por Bruno e Barbara, que vivem com suas duas filhas (uma tem 8 anos e a outra 4 anos) e seus pais. Eles, que eram advogados em formação, saíram pelo mundo em busca de novas atividades e experiências profissionais. Eles já viveram em São Paulo, Lyon, Berkeley e Berlim, onde retornaram em 2016 para criar o projeto da fazenda atual. Barbara possui um serviço de catering de alimentos e eles também têm um espaço para eventos em São Paulo.

    No momento, podemos hospedar até 6 voluntários ao mesmo tempo!

    O período de voluntariado é de 2 a 4 semanas, renovável. Durante esse tempo, iremos trocar seu trabalho por:

    🛌 Quarto compartilhado (2 pessoas) em uma casa de 3 quartos (máximo de 6 pessoas)
    🏡 Uso compartilhado da casa, com cozinha, sala de estar e banheiro com chuveiros quentes. Essa estrutura é compartilhada com outros voluntários (máximo de 3 quartos, 5 pessoas).
    🍴 Oferecemos ingredientes básicos (frutas, legumes, grãos, óleo, etc) para você cozinhar suas refeições com outros voluntários em uma cozinha compartilhada (temos todos os equipamentos aqui).
    👩‍💻 Acesso gratuito ao nosso espaço de coworking, com internet de alta velocidade.
    🏊🏽 Acesso gratuito a todos os espaços de lazer da fazenda: piscina, cachoeira, gramados, etc.

    Os voluntários geralmente nos ajudam no que for necessário e com o que concordarem. Isso normalmente inclui trabalho na fazenda, jardinagem, limpeza, atendimento aos convidados, brincar com as crianças, entre outras coisas. A troca é de 20 horas por semana.

    A troca é ideal para quem está buscando descobrir novos trabalhos e profissões e quer um ambiente mais perto da natureza, calmo, mas sem ficar isolado. Já recebemos mais de 300 voluntários de diferentes plataformas ao longo dos últimos anos e todos gostaram bastante da experiência (olhem as avaliações).

    Se você sentir o chamado, nos envie uma mensagem contando sobre si mesmo, suas habilidades e o que poderia contribuir para a fazenda, além das datas em que estaria disponível. A partir disso, vamos conversar :)

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  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Teaching
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Babysitting and creative play
    Help around the house
    Hospitality/Tourism
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    You can take advantage of your free time to participate in the activities of the farm and get inspired by nature. We hope that your stay can cause a positive change in your life and empower you to follow your path or make the transition you are seeking in your life. We want to show that another type of life is possible, a mix between urban and rural life, between community life and isolation.

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    [PORTUGUESE]

    Você pode aproveitar o seu tempo livre para participar das atividades da fazenda e se inspirar em meio a natureza. Esperamos que a sua estadia possa causar uma mudança positiva em sua vida e te empoderar para seguir seu caminho or fazer a transição que está buscando em sua vida. Queremos mostrar que um outro tipo de vida é possível, um misto entre a vida urbana e rural, entre a vida comunitária e o isolamento.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    Travellers often help us in preparing rooms and spaces for receiving guests or experiences. This includes helping us clean the spaces, set-up beds and tables, organize and decorate spaces, co-create experiences, help during events. Help is varied and not very complex, usually supervised.

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    [PORTUGUESE]


    Os viajantes frequentemente nos ajudam a preparar quartos e espaços para receber hóspedes ou experiências. Isso inclui nos ajudar a limpar os ambientes, arrumar camas e mesas, organizar e decorar os espaços, co-criar experiências e ajudar durante eventos. O trabalho é diversificado e não muito complexo, geralmente supervisionado.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    German: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    Portuguese: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    During your stay, you will be accommodated in a private room in a shared house (the Ranch). The house has 3 rooms and is exclusively used by volunteers. One of the rooms has a double bed and is intended for couples. The other two rooms have two beds and can accommodate up to two people each. If you come with a friend, you can choose to share a room with that person.

    The house features a kitchen, a living room, a bathroom with a hot shower, and a balcony. The house is very pleasant and offers a beautiful view. It is quite simple, but people really enjoy the experience.

    During your stay, you can also make use of the shared facilities on the farm, including the coworking space, swimming pool, lawns, etc.

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    [PORTUGUESE]

    Durante a sua estadia, você será hospedado em um quarto privativo em uma casa compartilhada (o Rancho). A casa possui 3 quartos e é utilizada exclusivamente pelos voluntários. Um dos quartos possui cama de casal e destinamos para casais. Os outros dois quartos possuem duas camas de solteiro cada e podem acomodar até duas pessoas cada um. Caso você venha com um amigo, poderá optar por compartilhar um quarto com essa pessoa.

    A casa possui uma cozinha, sala de estar, banheiro com chuveiro quente e uma varanda. A casa é muito agradável e tem uma linda vista. Ela é bastante simples, mas o pessoal gosta bastante da experiência.

    Durante a sua estadia, você também pode utilizar a infraestrutura compartilhada da fazenda, incluindo o espaço de coworking, piscina, gramados, etc.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    The farm is located 5 km from the center of Amparo - SP, a medium sized town that was very important during the second cycle of coffee (beginning of last century). In the region, you can find other historic farms. The farm is located 2 hours from São Paulo and 1 hour from Campinas and there are daily buses there (some from São Paulo pass here in front).

    Amparo is a nice town and there are nice farms to visit in the surrounding area. A driver to Amparo is around R$ 30 each way.

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    [PORTUGUESE]

    A fazenda está localizada a 5 km do centro de Amparo - SP, uma cidade de médio porte que foi muito importante durante o segundo ciclo do café (começo do século passado). Na região, você pode encontrar outras fazendas históricas. A fazenda está localizada a 2 horas de São Paulo e 1 hora de Campinas e existem ônibus diários para lá (alguns de São Paulo passam aqui na frente).

    Amparo é uma cidade bem simpática e existem fazendas legais para visitar nas redondezas. Um motorista para Amparo custa cerca de R$ 30 por viagem.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have a stable internet connection (fiber) and different rooms and spaces in which you can work.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

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