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Éta-nós!!!
In July 2009 we organized the first activity for our Éta-nos! project.
Éta-nos refers to ethanol, a clean fuel, which however requires large plantations of sugar cane. And it means: 'and us', what happens to us, the living beints, human beings, animals and plants, if our machines are more important than nature?
Soon we will all be driving our cars on ethanol or other bio fuels...
Very nice...but how does it affect our nature, our food, our environment? What about nature, animals and people? Don't they need energy to work, an environment to live? That is what Éta-Nós is about, fuel for living souls! In July 2009 we organized a holiday week at the farm for children and adolescents and their parents from Montes Claros and Pau d'Oleo around those questions. And a spectacular wheelchair rally through the forest...
Our Fazenda Mandacarú is an ecological farm, with respect for the original vegetation. Since 2003 step by step the farm has started working on a small scale with cattle, horses, poultry and other live stock and fruit plantations. Of course, all food and materials are 100% non-toxic and natural.
Guests at the Fazenda are more than welcome to take a look at the farming activities. You might even be invited to help out for a day at the land, which will often be rewarded with an unforgettable barbecue, Brazilian style...
Project Impurrão - 'Push in the back'
In 2007 and 2008, together with the municipality of Montes Claros several special courses were organized with financial support of Kindermissionswerk Die Sternsinger from Germany (www.sternsinger.org)
Apart from the regular capoeira classes, children learned to make music instruments, decorative objects with recycled material, clothes, they learned the silk screen technique. There was also a regular percussion class. The women of the neighbourhood were invited to join the hair dressers course. Unfortunately the elections of a new city council in November 2008 put everything on hold, hopefully the Prefeitura of Montes Claros wants to continue working with us on this very nice project. Watch the short video impression ”A day at Escola de Capoeira".
Guests at the Fazenda are more than welcome to take a look at the farming activities. You might even be invited to help out for a day at the land, which will often be rewarded with an unforgettable barbecue, Brazilian style...