Resources

Brazil

 

Brazil is a great place to visit. Here are some links which may interest you if you are considering a visit to Brazil.

Cross Cultural Solutions: This program offer a unique opportunity for participants to work side-by-side with local people, on locally designed and driven projects. Their volunteer programs are designed to facilitate hands-on service and cultural exchange in the aim of fostering cultural understanding. As an international volunteer, you will participate in meaningful community development and gain a whole new perspective of the world. Includes Brazil.

rainforest in brazilBrazil Nature: Here you will find information about Brazilian ecosystems, tourism, development and communication. This site supplies information that stimulates the correct development of ecotourism, respecting the environment.

The Quest: The Quest is a net of environmentalists committed to ecotourism working in Brazil since 1991. They promote environmentally focused activities in different ecosystems, mainly in the Amazon and the Pantanal.

Eco Adventure Tours: - Brazil Adventure International is a São Paulo based Tour Operator, offering trekking tours through the Atlantic Rainforest Reserves on Brazil's eastern seaboard.

Fazenda Barranco: Eco Lodge in the Brazilian Pantanal, Bioshpere Reserve of Humanity. See wildlife, forests, river and a functional ranch.

CIA Fact Book: Yes, that's right! The CIA official fact book about Brazil. Check it out!carnival in brazil

Embratur: The official travel agency for Brazil. 

American Chamber of Commerce

AgBrazil: AgBrazil is incorporated in the State of Missouri and maintains offices in Columbia,  Rio de Janeiro, RJ, and  Barreiras, Bahia. AgBrazil provides expert professional services to clients seeking profitable agricultural investments in the Brazilian frontier. AgBrazil offers investors complete packages of services including investment tours, strategic investment information, facilitation of property acquisition, assistance in establishing Brazilian companies, and in contracting reputable professional, technical, accounting and management services. 

Rhythm of Hope in Brazil: A unique site which discusses Brazil with a particular emphasis on Bahia and volunteerism.

Brazilian Organizations: A list of Brazilian volunteer and nonprofit organizations.

Brazil Link: an educational and informative portal on Brazilian development issues, continuously updated with direct connection to relevant websites and pages, and edited by experts and maintained by volunteer students worldwide.


Land for Sale

Fazendas.org: Farms for sale in Brazil (this site is in Portuguese). If you want it in English, try Brazil Real Estate For Sale or Vinium.

Articles

The World Bank and Land Reform in Brazil. Nov 2003 article from Land Research Action Network.

Expanding farms in Brazil pose challenge to Wisconsin farmers. July 2003 Duluth Monitor article.

Brazil: The new frontier. March 4, 2004. The Star Tribune.

 

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