Help My Family w/ General Tasks & Enjoy Ubatuba's Natural Wonders

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Connect with the locals: 7 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

Verified Host: This host has been verified by our team before joining the community.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 1 week

Stay up to: 3 weeks

The Experience

Join our family in Ubatuba and help with daily tasks in our permaculture home! Assist with household chores, gardening, animal care, and natural building projects. Enjoy a beautiful location with access to beaches and waterfalls. Embrace a spiritual journey, learn sustainable living practices, and become part of our community. We value knowledge exchange and treat all volunteers as equals.

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Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner Portuguese
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Responsible consumption and production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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8 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Permaculture Project

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

8 Learning about sustainability
7 Meeting locals
7 Get in touch with nature
7 Developing environmental awareness
6 Immersing in the local culture
4 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

7 12. Responsible consumption and production
7 15. Life on land
4 3. Good health and well-being

Vitor

United States

Amazing experience volunteering with João for 10 days! João has a lot of knowledge about permaculture, agriculture, and DIY (he basically built his own house). I learned a lot about the native plants of the Mata Atlântica, the fruits and roots that he grows, and how to plant, harvest, and consume them. The food was amazing – healthy and varied! I also learned a lot about the local communities that live in Ubatuba. I helped out with a variety of tasks, and João was always very flexible about what I could do to help. Take good hiking/working boots, mosquito repellent, jeans, and long sleeves.

2 months ago

Thaís

Brazil

João é mt respeitoso e gente boa e as crianças, encantadoras, ficam com ele semana sim e outra não. A instalação é bem roots, se vc faz questão de um banheiro de alvenaria e chuveiro quente, vá prum hostel. Eu estava aberta a experiência e foi ótimo: tive muito contato com a natureza, aprendi a fazer um chocolate medicinal com cacau in natura, tive a oportunidade de remar canoa havaiana com um amigo do João e conhecer outras praias. Plantamos inhame, café, cacau, feijão, etc, catei muita erva daninha, lavei inhame na nascente e foi MT flexível quanto a horários, com turnos menores q o esperado

about 1 month ago

Guilherme

Brazil

Foi minha primeira experiência, e eu gostei muito! João é uma pessoa com uma vibe muito boa, me recebeu bem, me instruiu de forma bem adequada sobre o que eu deveria fazer em cada dia, os horas eram bem flexíveis, então eu tinha bastante tempo para conhecer a praia e outros lugares próximos. Aprendi muito com o João, desde o nome de algumas frutas e folhas diferente, até a produção de chocolate e açaí. Para mim, foi uma experiência muito boa, pois você se conecta verdadeiramente com a natureza, se sente vivo, e se renova espiritualmente!

3 months ago

Gabriela

Brazil

Foi uma experiência completamente diferente de tudo. O lugar é bem no meio do mato, então se conectar com a natureza e os animais é imprescindível aqui. A parte que mais me cativou foi apreender sobre tantas plantas e frutos no local, a alimentação deles é 100% natural. Os trabalhos são todos bem manuais, esteja pronto para realmente entrar na mata. Sobre o lugar: não tem um quarto privativo, apenas uma cama na sala, mas foi o suficiente pois o João é super respeitoso e calmo. As crianças também são uma graça, adorei cuidar delas. E é claro, não tem nem como comentar o quão absurdo de lindo é.

3 months ago

Bruna

Brazil

Ele foi extremamente simpático e cuidadoso. Um amor de pessoa. Mas não gostei muito da infraestrutura do local. Essa é uma opinião bem pessoal. O sítio fica meio longe da praia. Mas a praia é um paraíso. O lugar também está bem imerso na natureza. Recomendo levar um bom repelente.

3 months ago

João Ricardo replied

O banheiro 🚽 eh bem rústico mesmo como nas fotos do perfil. estamos nos processos de melhorias pra deixar bem bonitinho e padrão de beleza com ajuda de vcs! O campo eh assim mesmo aprendizagem mas sinto q a pessoa deveria estar preparado para sair um pouco da zona de conforto para crescer na vida

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