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17 Apr 2024
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Description
My name is Alex, im 34 years old.
Im a musician, play in a band called Medulla and in a solo music project.
Lived in Sao Paulo my entire life, and now living in the countryside of Sao Paulo
And I took one old house in the family propriety in the countryside where im work on, and preparing the place to plant special coffee again in the land. I live here!
I have been to over 30 countries and also been a volunteer few times in different places.
I live in a small farmhouse in Descalvado
Its just me, with the help of some family member sometimes and friends. Its a small place and we still not making any money from that yet, but I love this place since I was a kid.
Right now I'm building wood fences in an area to bring two sheeps (Tapete and Catarina), and bring down the horse as well.
Need help building, painting, creating spaces, cleaning , Social media.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will be in the real Brazilian countryside, where nature is breathtaking, people are nice and kind.
In a small town with over 50 waterfalls, and the most amazing one is just 10 minutes drive from the farm.
will go visit the town, other tows around.
visit a coffee plantation, visit a distillery where our liquors come from, and most important, be able to pet FORD.. my amazing border collie, if you a luck hide a horse.
you will learn more about coffee, about distillery and many other things.
Help
Right now we are preparing the land, this use to be a coffee field.
Need help painting the old house and the barn.
Construction repair in the barn
Lots of wood tasks to do
Need a help building a fence before I take a couple of sheep.
need help build a vegetable garden.
feed animals (Horse, Sheep and Dog)
Plant new trees
Cleaning
Carpentry
construction
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Portuguese: FluentThis 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
Its a typical small farm house, they are colonials houses in Brazil.
They really reminds the Portuguese houses from Alentejo.
its 3 room, living room, kitchen, 1 bathroom, 2 outside areas, a garage and a barn.
few mango trees, lots of lime trees, passion fruit, bananas, papaya and others.
The Farm also have another 3 houses that belongs to people from my family, but only one is occupied .
What else ...
On your free time you will be able to:
Go for nice walks around the farm
Go to the amazing waterfall (10 min away)
Drink some special old handmade cachaça for free.
Visit the small town
meet family members and friends
Drink special coffee
fireplace
Hammock
if you lucky some Brazilian barbecue, ride a horse, travel to São Paulo city.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Yes, currently working to get a better speed internet. We do have internet, but want a better one for our nomad friends.
Space for parking camper vans
Have spaces for campenvars, can provide electricity, shower and so on.
Can possibly accept pets
Dogs, horses and cats. (Just dont know how my dog will be around cats)
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (4)
I had a great time and his crew. (Sister and Friend)
They work really hard in the hot weather, we have lot of fun together.
good long talks.
Great great person.
I highly recommend have that man around.
she is great making colours, we painted the entire outside of the house.
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I had a great time and his crew. (Sister and Friend)
They work really hard in the hot weather, we have lot of fun together.
good long talks.
Great great person.
I highly recommend have that man around.
she is great making colours, we painted the entire outside of the house.
So fun to be around him, hard working, fun dude, big talks, kind heart.
We had great time together working on the farm, having fun around... we name a poney after him... LOLO.
And most important, i had great time teaching him how to drive on my old pickup truck.
She is very creative, very handful, trustworth, AND ONE OF THE BEST CHEF i met in this life. Her portuguese is good to even communicate with rednecks around. She is just the best, I mean it. Can wait for her to comeback as a guest next time.
Only a short message here, for the community and the smooth running and prosperity of Workaway.
The best way to tell curious people about a stay at Alex would be, very simply, to thank him for all: the true immersion in rednecks' daily lives, the musical and contemplative moments, the breathtaking stories of his many lives, the various… read more
My dog loves her, I miss play cards with her and eat vegan for few weeks. Great person!!!
My entire family loves them. And they have a brazilian born baby, who trust me.... Daniel its the nicest baby I ever met.
So sweet, chill, quiet and have the best smile ever. The Kid will for sure bring the best atmosphere to your place. I guarantee.
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He's definitely the best volunteer I had. Good to work with, good to talk with, good making food, hard work, very gentle with strangers and easy going. Hope comeback one day as a volunteer or just to visit. Always welcome!!
