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About Eco Caminhos

Eco Caminhos is a self-sustaining eco farm and international community located in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, surrounded by waterfalls, rivers and the Atlantic Forest.

Since 2014, we have welcomed dozens of volunteers from around the world every year to learn and experience sustainable living through agroforestry, permaculture, bioconstruction and community life.

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Eco Caminhos is a sustainable farm located in Nova Friburgo - Rio de Janeiro, we are 150km far from Rio de Janeiro city.

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Tim, 20 years old, from Antwerp, Belgium, is in his third year of university studying business engineering. He plays a lot of sports, including kite s...

So, I was looking for a two-week experience to do in September, and I wanted to do something different. I've never been to Latin America, but Brazil seems like a very nice country, and I ended up here looking at the volunteer world site.

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Eco Caminhos is a self-sustaining eco farm and international community located in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, surrounded by waterfalls, rivers and the Atlantic Forest. Since 2014, we have welcomed dozens of volunteers from around the world every year to learn and experience sustainable living through agroforestry, permaculture, bioconstruction and community life. The farm is energy self-sufficient, produces much of its own organic food and develops regenerative agroforestry systems, including organic coffee production. Eco Caminhos is also becoming a regional reference in natural building, with large-scale bioconstruction projects and the development of Ecolibrium, our future permaculture and sustainability education center. Participants become part of a strong intern...

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