Announcement
Due to the closure of the Descobrimento National Park and out of respect for the Pataxó indigenous causes, the Study Tour event will be postponed to a date yet to be determined.
The event is expected to take place in 2025, following the same program and objective of immersing participants in the forest restoration process and experiencing the formation of an ecological corridor in the Atlantic Forest.
The new date will be set in conjunction with ICMBio, FUNAI and regional indigenous leaders and will be announced two to three months in advance by FASB.
Registration is still open and sponsorships are still being negotiated.
Thank you for your understanding and partnership!
The Study Tour 2025 offers a unique experience of living in projects that are connecting fragments of the Atlantic Forest to form a 500km ethno-ecological corridor.
The event
O Study Tour 2025 brings the theme “Maturembá Ethnoecological Corridor: From Seed to Dense Forest". This study trip is an invitation to explore the process of creating an ecological corridor together.
“Maturembá”, which means ‘dense forest’ in the Pataxó language. It is the name chosen by the indigenous communities for the Descobrimento National Park because of the level of conservation and preservation of the Atlantic Rainforest.
The Study Tour 2025 goes beyond theories and debates about restoration. Participants will hike through different stages of the Atlantic Forest, have contact with the traditionalities of indigenous communities in Pataxó Villages and experience real projects along the way that will bring a lot of learning and networking.
The construction of an ecological corridor is a process developed by from seed to dense forest; Each stage is fundamental and requires the joint action of everyone involved. The ecological corridor is a path, which is why this Study Tour's unique proposal is to walk along it.
The best stories are those written by the experiences we live.
The experience
With the intention of offering activities that are as close as possible to an environmental restoration process, our route, like the construction of the ecological corridor, will be a process in which every step counts, will require time and the perseverance, commitment and coordinated action of all the participants.
We will leave the parked vehicles to take a trail that will take us to visit different restoration interventions in the Atlantic Forest. The metaphor of the road will provide us with an enriching experience that will certainly broaden our discussions.
Participants will:
- Experience the work of FASB and iNovaland Brasil and their intervention methodology by visiting the work carried out in the Maturembá Ethnoecological Corridor;
- Expanding the network of partners and contacts to help establish ecological corridors and/or restoration projects in general in other regions and biomes.
The learning
The metaphor of the road will certainly broaden our discussions and allow us to delve deeper into FASB's intervention methodology and discuss essential aspects for the sustainability of restoration with the participating companies, institutions and project developers.
We will address crucial issues of sustainable management applied to forest restoration and the durability of these landscape interventions, such as the maintenance of the work carried out, the enhancement of carbon and biodiversity.
The place
The Study Tour 2025 will start in the municipality of Itamaraju and end in Porto Seguro, Bahia.
The route
This map shows the route that participants will take on foot and in vans during the Study Tour program.
The agenda
The program includes five days of field activities, with experiences directly in contact with nature, hiking trails on foot for most of the route, and by vehicle at some points. The itinerary includes:
- Hotel accommodation on the first and last day;
- Walks along the existing trails in the Maturembá Ethnoecological Corridor;
- Overnight camping in individual tents - provided by the event - in the structures of the Pataxó Indigenous Villages;
- Accompanied by expert local guides and a traditional community;
- The showers will be at the overnight stops with the option of a cold (natural) or hot shower (on the first night, the village has a solar panel and on the second night it has an electric shower, but there may be a queue);
- Participation includes accommodation, meals, travel during the event and support materials.
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | |
| Activities | Arrival in Itamarajú Welcome meeting | Opening of the Discovery National Park; Visit to the seed collection area (techniques used), visit to matrices, forests of Mucugê, Angelin; Trail through the biodiversity of the Atlantic Forest; Cultural evening and overnight in Alegria Nova Village. Route 31km by van Route 1: 9km on foot | Walk to the projects connecting forest fragments between the parks; Visit to areas of the FASB reforestation project; Closed forest trail to the headquarters of Aldeia Alegria Nova - Vale do Rio Cahy; Visit to the nursery: FASB project; Alegria Nova North Village Root on foot Route 2: 7.3km Route 3: 2.7km Route 4: 1km | Visit to the reforestation area between two fragments; Arrival at Canto da Mata Village; Hiking on the trail and restoration projects carried out in the village; Transfer to Ponta do Corumbau; Hotel accommodation in Porto Seguro and dinner. Van route Route 1: 11km Route 2: 11km | Closing of the event in Porto Seguro |
The schedule may change slightly.
Pre-event preparation
The Study Tour 2025 is an event in which participants will have the opportunity to walk through different stages of the Atlantic Rainforest.
The walks will be at light and medium levels. In order to make the most of all the activities, it is important that participants are physically prepared for these moments.
No quarto dia, o deslocamento de Ponta do Corumbau até Porto Seguro será feito de barco, um traslado oficial local que faz esse trajeto, e também terá a opção de fazer a viagem de Van.
We recommend hiking or any other physical activity of your choice to build up your stamina and strength and be with us on this super experience through the Maturembá Ethnoecological Corridor.
Airports near Itamarajú: Porto Seguro (BPS) and Vitória (VIX).
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Take part in Study Tour 2025
Come and live a unique experience of growth and learning in this exclusive five-day event!
Inscrições abertas com valor único para os ingressos!
Places are limited to 60 participants!
Become a sponsor of Study Tour 2025
Your brand can support unique and transformative reforestation experiences in the Atlantic Forest through the Maturembá Ethnoecological Corrido
Choose the quota of your choice and be part of all the promotional pieces before, during and after the event. To receive the Sponsor's Media Kit, send a message to WhatsApp below.
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