Felipe and his family volunteer at the Tijuca Rainforest in Rio de Janeiro

Last Sunday Iko Poran’s Founder and Director went with his family to volunteer in a community effort cleaning a riverbed at Rio de Janeiro’s National Park. The Tijuca Rainforest is one of the natural gems of Rio de Janeiro. IKPVA volunteers have been working at the rainforest for many years now, in order to preserve the ecological so important area.

Environmental volunteers at the Tijuca Rainforest in Rio de Janeiro

What volunteers say about their experience:

Volunteering with the environmental program gave me the opportunity to see first hand the ecological challenges that Rio faces and make a difference myself while also having the chance to witness the incredible beauty of the city and parks as I was doing it! I also loved the independence that Iko Poran gave me! – Destiny

Volunteer with Urban Environmentalism

I was in Rio de Janeiro for 4 weeks helping out in the Tijuca rainforest and at the community garden in a favela. I met so many different people from all over the world and as a result, I not only learned about Brazil but many other cultures. It’s a great way to get to know a city and have more of a local feel and the program itself is very reasonably priced. I would definitely consider coming back to Iko Poran for volunteering again. – Emily, University of Waterloo

Feel inspired to volunteer in Brazil?

Visit the project page with the environmental volunteer program in Rio de Janeiro, or visit our page with all the programs to volunteer in Brazil