Our team

A very important component of Terra Nativa's programs is our special traveling team, which is composed of experienced, English-speaking professionals perfectly in tune with our program contents. From environmentalists, biologists, geologists to artists and nature photographers, we are all very passionate about our work. And it certainly shows!

Directora Ejecutiva de Terra Nativa - Coordina la planificación operacional y educacional, además del relacionamiento con los clientes y socios. Bióloga con maestría en Oceanografía (IO-USP), desenvuelve búsquedas en conservación y educación ambiental hace más de 25 años. Madre de gemelos de 12 años de edad, disfruta el ciclismo y ama la práctica de globos Aerostáticos.

PAULIN

ANTAR

TALASKA

Coordinador y guía de viajes de Terra Nativa. Ambientalista por convicción y vivencia. Participó como orador invitado del evento de conferencia Río-92. En el inicio de la década de los 90, en un viaje a bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, sintió que había allí un inmenso potencial Ecoturístico - en la época aun en estado primitivo de exploración - fue también el responsable de las primeras operaciones de buceo en las cuevas de la región. Actúa en viajes de Ecoturismo y Turismo educacional, con Brasileros y extranjeros hace más de 25 años.

DEMIAN

TOPEL

Partnering Locally

Terra Nativa strives to include local initiatives in its programs and, whenever possible, we partner with serious, local micro entrepreneurs such as guides, educators, artists, cooks and other qualified service providers.

We feel that this partnership is a very important tool to ensure a sustainable local income generation while adding precious native knowledge to the trip.

INTO

BRAZIL

Welcome to Brazil, a continental-sized country where "diversity" best defines its broad possibilities for the expansion of knowledge and which has always been the object of scientific and cultural research. Colonized by Europeans, Brazil has strong...

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OUR

PROGRAMS &

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Terra Nativa will carefully plan your itinerary, selecting the adequate activities and working on the logistics in a cost-effective way. Along this process, our team will work in tune with your institution, in order to deliver the best possible experience. Terra Nativa will place you exactly where the action is!

DESTINATIONS

TESTIMONIALS

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“Terra Nativa provides quality programming that allows for valuable cross-cultural exchange and an intimate connection with the people in the communities we visit. Our participants consistently rate the program in Brazil very positively, saying..."

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