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25 Apr 2025
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Description
We are a couple of geographers with two teenagers and we live on this property. We also work with tourism and education. The space, we can call it a surf and nature retreat center is nestled in the on a small property, within an Atlantic Agroforest area, 90 meters hike to the beautiful 'Vermelha do Centro' beach, encrusted in a montain between the emerald green open ocean and the bay of downtown Ubatuba, in a strategic location in the North Shore of São Paulo - between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo - in the south-east of Brazil. The space has places of peace and beauty, lodging, to share your experiences with us and help us to create a self-sustaining space that respects nature. It is situated on the edge of the Atlantic Forest near the sea and close to the city center of Ubatuba, amidst the mountains and the green of nature and tourist places, with access to quality surf and plenty of facilities to relax and recover.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We offer in the place the different experiences: possibility of surfing, bathing, diving, interact with the Atlantic Forest and know the local culture.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
There are different tasks and experiences throughout the year integrated into the manual and physical activities with the earth (planting and care of plants of the agroforestry and nursery of seedlings, gardening), and usually have some kind of bioconstruction project on the go, so those with building rainwater gardens are always welcome. We hope to receive people with experiences in these areas, but in general we just need help with cleaning space and activities that may arise and that are necessary for the smooth running of the property - we also receive guest, especially in the months of December and January. We are open to new projects and ideas to reconcile permaculture and agro-ecological activities with the potential of tourism of the region and can thus further expand the focus given to these activities - new situations to create tourism in the low season and to organize the concentrated arrival of seasonal tourists. We can receive volunteers all year round; the volunteering hours are short (4 hours during the day, with 1 or 2 day-off per week).
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: 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
Up to two volunteers in their own room with a double bed and exclusive bathroom, or five people sharing the bungalow with beds, bunk bed or mattresses; it will depend what is available at the time of your visit. Couples are welcome. To let the volunteers more at will, the bungalow has a kitchen. Most of the ingredients will be provided by the owner and the volunteers/guests will may prepare their own meals.
What else ...
Act in an agroforest with the sound of the waves of the sea!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Guests and volunteers from around the world are invited - in an atmosphere of agroecological living - to think about the life of the Atlantic Forest and the people who live there, to create inspiring ideas which proposes coexistence, experimentation, transformation, develop personal, institutional and artistic projects.
Space for parking camper vans
Space
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Feedback (20)
this is such an amazing place! overall i stayed over 4,5 months with sergio.
the houses of sergio are in an excellent area, near the beach and nature. sometimes i shared the space with other volunteers, sometimes i was alone.
there were different kind of works, most of it was to clean the guesthouses and take care of the guests.… read more
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this is such an amazing place! overall i stayed over 4,5 months with sergio.
the houses of sergio are in an excellent area, near the beach and nature. sometimes i shared the space with other volunteers, sometimes i was alone.
there were different kind of works, most of it was to clean the guesthouses and take care of the guests.… read more
Tivemos um período muito agradável em Ubatuba. Sergio tem casas muito próximas ao mar, que aluga por temporada. Nosso voluntariado envolveu a limpeza das casas e recepção dos hóspedes, e no tempo livre pudemos conhecer muitas praias da região, com bicicletas que ele nos emprestou. Muito obrigado por nos receber!
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We had a very pleasant… read more
Obrigada Sergio por tão boa recepção.
The conditions of living for volunteers are great and very… read more
I stayed 2 months in Ubatuba and it was such an amazing time. Sergio is such a nice, warm, funny and… read more
En mi estadia… read more
meticulous, can see what needs to be done and takes care of it right
away, taking welcomed initiatives. He is independent, autonomous, sees what needs to be done and always finds
appropriate… read more
time. Very responsible, neat and workaholic, and also put a lot of happy vibes into our house and arrival of guests. They helped us with everything and they also arranged with great responsibility in the weeks when they took care of the houses and the forest/trails… read more
