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Hello! I'm Florent from Belgium, and I've been living mostly in Brazil for the past 7 years. I share my life with my partner, Irini, who is Greek and joined me in Brazil almost a year ago. After earning a master's degree in biology and a PhD in sustainable aquaculture, I am now building the infrastructure to produce spirulina, an edible microalga considered a superfood due to its numerous health benefits. Irini is a psychologist and attends online for the moment.
We live close to the small city of São Luis do Paraitinga, about a 40-minute walk or less than a 10-minute drive away. Our home is perched on top of a hill, offering breathtaking views of grasslands and forests that stretch as far as the eye can see! We built our house (with the help of many wonderful workaway travelers!) using bioconstruction techniques, particularly the hyperadobe method, which involves filling bags with clay soil and using them as walls.
In addition to the spirulina farm and bioconstruction projects, we are working on growing our own vegetable garden and planting native trees to reforest parts of the land that have been degraded by decades of pasture.
São Luiz do Paraitinga is a small, historic, and touristic city with well-preserved colonial-style architecture, frequent cultural events, and essential amenities such as supermarkets, retail stores, a hospital, bars, and restaurants. It is located 2 hours from São Paulo and 1 hour from the coast of Ubatuba, where you can find beautiful tropical beaches.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to work on our projects and share good times together! :)
Flo & Irini
Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Ajuda em projetos ambientais
Jardinagem
Construção/faça você mesmo
Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
While it's important for us to have some alone time, we see the workaway experience as a chance to share moments with the people we host. When we have time, we love showing you around the city and the region, and immersing you in our daily life.
Moreover, São Luiz do Paraitinga is a historic city with frequent cultural events, home to many musicians and welcoming people, making it a great place for cultural exchanges.
Ajuda
There is always something to do on our little piece of land! Depending on the time of year and the needs of our various projects, we may need help with planting trees, taking care of the garden, building infrastructure for the spirulina farm, bioconstruction projects, or general DIY construction work. And cooking sometimes, if you are up for it !
Idiomas
Idiomas
Francês: Fluente
Português: Fluente
Inglês: IntermediárioEste anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
Irini also speaks greek and spanish !
Acomodação
We are building a second house, where two bedrooms and one functional bathroom are ready to host volunteers. While there isn’t a kitchen or a furnished living room yet, you are welcome to use ours in the main house.
There is also plenty of space for tents and vans!
Algo mais...
10minutes by car: São Luiz do Paraitinga, there are some sport activity as biking, horse riding or rafting.
1h by car: Ubatuba, there are plenty of beaches with good spot to surf, waterfalls, a lot of bars to dance forró.
2h20 by car: São Paulo, rich in cultural activities, nightlife.
They are plenty of buses or carpooling like "Blablacar" to get around (~3 euros for Ubatuba and ~6 euros for São Paulo). Moreover, as we go sometimes to Ubatuba or São Paulo, you may enjoy a ride with us !
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Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Pode hospedar nômades digitais
Este anfitrião indicou que adora hospedar nômades digitais.
Espaço para estacionar campervans
Este anfitrião pode fornecer espaço para vans.
Pode aceitar animais
Este anfitrião está aberto a aceitar viajantes com animais de estimação.
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They both made sure that we workawayers not just worked but also had a bit of a cultural and fun things to do. I only stayed a week, but we did go to Ubatuba beach and surfed, went to Forro… read more
I really hope to meet you again in Brazil, india or the… read more
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They both made sure that we workawayers not just worked but also had a bit of a cultural and fun things to do. I only stayed a week, but we did go to Ubatuba beach and surfed, went to Forro… read more
I really hope to meet you again in Brazil, india or the… read more
Muito obrigado Diego!
Let's be clear, if you're looking for comfort, a sofa and hot water, it's not the place to go yet, the project is still under construction 😉. But that's also the charm of this experience, it brings everyone… read more
Muito… read more
I spent two unforgettable weeks with Florent and Yuka (his dog) in their little paradise: located on top of the mountains, the landscape is magical from sunrise to sunset. I couldn't have been more welcome: I slept in a spacious tent, in a double mattress with several blankets. We prepared the meals together, always very generous, simple… read more
vous allez nous manquer Dom Diego Yuka et ragnaaar bonne chance pour la suite
Estivemos trabalhando na estrutura da casa principal em clima de acampamento, durante o final de semana aproveitamos juntos o Festival de Musical que acontecia pela cidade. Conhecemos pessoas locais e… read more
I was glad to have Laurent in the bioconstruction project because of his dedicated work but also for his good company in the team, enjoying rivers after work, and beaches and waterfalls in Ubatubatuba.
E durante as fin de semanas Flo foi um guia legal que levou nos até Ubatuba,… read more
It was a real pleasure having her in the project and having good conversation around the campfire.
The week days are four hours working, the rest of the day i could enjoy swimming in the river just down the hill or just read sitted on a hand made rustic sofa with an amazing landscape view.
On Week-ends, we went visiting around, waterfalls for exemple.
Florent and Pedro are very easy going guys, always making sure… read more
