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Description
We are Clara and Lucas, a Brazilian couple with a few dogs in a little house at the rural area of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro.
We have been living in the rural area of Rio for 5 years and we recently got ourselves a place!!
Our goal is to make this transition in a sustainable and efficient way, while building new bonds with the community and land through agricultural knowledge.
We have a small food production and love to experiment with new techniques and ideas. Our current projects include the implementation of a food forest, house repair, gardening, cleaning.... basically everything to transform the place and call it home.
We also run a small business of all natural dog snacks made with locally grown ingredients. The food forest yield will be used in the treats production in the future.
In Toca dos Suricatos there is always something to do, fix, build, plant or create. We love arts and crafts, photography, video, story telling, all kinds of sustainable practices and projects. We also love food: planting, growing, processing, experimenting and creating new recipes. Our main goal is to trade knowledge, experiences and have a good time in nature.
Help is always welcome.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We are passionate about our land and community. We learn something new everyday by challenging ourselves in new projects. Workawayers may choose to be involved in one or more of our ongoing projects.
There are many small and interesting local businesses, farms, crafters, brewers and more that are open for visitation.
Help
- Gardening and food forest:
Prune, collect organic matter, compost, weeding, seedling, harvest, process and store yields.
- Animals:
*️️Constant interaction with dogs and cats.*️️ and some wild animals here and there...
- General Maintenance
Small Repairs, sanding & painting, assist with constructions, wood chopping
- Arts and Craft
Incense making, birdhouses building, macrame, photography, others.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Accommodation
At the moment we can provide room for 2 people
Cooking is part of our chores and we cook most meals ourselves. We usually shop in local markets for supplies and increment with our own produce when available. We can provide basic food for workawayers, and facilities are available for cooking.
The house is equipped with functioning kitchen and bathroom and laundry. Improving the house for workawayers is one of our ongoing projects.
What else ...
We are located in Brejal where the local organic agricultural movement started in the 1970's. Petrópolis was recently named the organic capital of Rio de Janeiro. It is possible to visit many local farms and small businesses.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Aprox 5h/day - and if you are doing what you like maybe more :)
Feedback (6)
Very good communication and good conversations :)
absolutely this 2 can work hard and they are very good company to be near by
lots of skills and energy that were precious to help around!! thanks for the effort and the great breakfasts and meals you helped us out
recommend having them around for sure!
thank you again for responding on our last minute request about staying at your place. We couldn’t have imagined better start with workawaying and with Brazil :)
You made us feel like home and made it possible to work at our own pace on what we are most interested in, so it felt more like helping and having fun than actually working.… read more
This workaway experience didn’t really feel like ‘work’ for us, it was a lot more like visiting close friends and helping them building their dream project next to some great conversations, amazing food, drinks and the friendliest atmosphere.… read more
They were a perfect couple to get back to workaway project after the pandemic period... very good communication, this hands on couple put a lot of energy in the projects we have and not only the help they gave us their company was very pleasant. They take the project incredibly seriously and give their… read more
We had a great time during their stay with us.
Friendly, hard-working, creative and focused! they helped us in many different projects... took very good care of the animals and plants!
Very easy going people and good conversation with them!
we highly recommend them as workawayers and friends!
They got very… read more
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Very good communication and good conversations :)
absolutely this 2 can work hard and they are very good company to be near by
lots of skills and energy that were precious to help around!! thanks for the effort and the great breakfasts and meals you helped us out
recommend having them around for sure!
thank you again for responding on our last minute request about staying at your place. We couldn’t have imagined better start with workawaying and with Brazil :)
You made us feel like home and made it possible to work at our own pace on what we are most interested in, so it felt more like helping and having fun than actually working.… read more
This workaway experience didn’t really feel like ‘work’ for us, it was a lot more like visiting close friends and helping them building their dream project next to some great conversations, amazing food, drinks and the friendliest atmosphere.… read more
They were a perfect couple to get back to workaway project after the pandemic period... very good communication, this hands on couple put a lot of energy in the projects we have and not only the help they gave us their company was very pleasant. They take the project incredibly seriously and give their… read more
We had a great time during their stay with us.
Friendly, hard-working, creative and focused! they helped us in many different projects... took very good care of the animals and plants!
Very easy going people and good conversation with them!
we highly recommend them as workawayers and friends!
They got very… read more
Maddy stayed just a week here with us, but in that time we could observe that she is a easy going person and very responsable and focused on her tasks.Communication with Maddy is easy, very calm and relax - but also works really well in the tasks we asked her to do here.
Maddy will be welcome in our place whenever… read more
The accommodation and grounds are beautiful and peaceful - there is always something to help with and a… read more
The areas we planted together are going strong now!
Also Joel was a great friend and very nice to have… read more
I was really impressed by the culinary knowledge of Clara, constantly exploring and cooking… read more
We also had the opportunity to hear her great music and learn how to bake her delicious bread.
Macarena is a very easy going person that adapted easily to our routine.
The… read more
They are smart, self driven and always happy to lend a hand in any and all of our projects. They even created some projects of their own, a beautiful spiral herb garden, outdoor shower and hand painted mural on the old house they helped turn into a home.… read more
