Volunteer with Nature and Environment

Recycling of plastics is an area of great need in major cities of Brazil. Recycled plastics including bottles are used to make furniture, creating new job opportunities and generating income. Volunteering in this Brazil project will entail providing assistance to local bottle recycling teams in the collection and arrangement of plastics for recycling.

Portuguese Language Requirements
One week Survival Portuguese Program required if you have no working knowledge of Portuguese, Spanish or Italian and are staying for more than 3 weeks; otherwise language requirement is waived. You can take the program in the morning and volunteer/intern in the afternoon.

Submit an Application
To submit an application, click here. To contact us, click here.  To read more about the application process for International Volunteer Travel programs, click here.

Other Brazil Programs
You can combine the international volunteer placement in Brazil with the survival Portuguese language study, or the Adventure Holidays. We also offer opportunities for internships, Gap Year and group volunteer placement.

For information on other overseas volunteer placement projects in Brazil, please select a link in the right column.

Questions and Additional Information
To access more information on any aspect of our South American programs in Brazil please click on any link on the left or top links bars. For answers to your questions not provided on the link pages, please go to the page on Frequently Asked Questions.

Brazil Program Highlights

Age Limit:
18 and over; Under 18 if accompanied by guardian or with Gap Year or Group Volunteer Abroad program.

Location:
Rio de Janeiro

Length of Program:
2 to 24 weeks.

Arrival Dates:
2nd and 4th Tuesday of every Month; Programs Begin following day Wednesday.

Airport Arrival Time: Preferably by 4:00 PM

Language requirement: One?week Portuguese survival program required if you don?t speak Portuguese, Spanish or Italian and are staying for more than 3 weeks.

Schedule:
Mondays to Fridays. average 2 to 4 hours daily (10 to 20 hours weekly).

Program Costs:
For international volunteer Brazil program fees, please click here.