Hello from Brazil!

Hello from Marsha Hanzi in the Bahian drylands!  Brazil has a vigorous Permaculture movement, with 11 institutes and/or centers.  I work today with dryland agroecology.

To see what´s going on:

www.permacultura-org.br

My page ( soon to be changed) www. marsha.com.br

Now Paul won´t delete my address!



Thanks for all the good information!

Marsha Hanzi

I am very interested in Brazil Permaculture movement. I would like to move to and live in Brazil permanently. So am looking to find work, not volunteer in a long term project.I have a 6' big screen and projector cost me almost 2000 for educational purposes, plus a few thousand dollars in new tools.I am a Permaculture Design Eco Building Consultant.Also have a diploma to teach English & Business English. Salvador Bahia, Fortaleza or Parintin. But anyplace would be good.Help set up a new Institute demonstration & educational or work with existing one and develop micro industries. etc etc etc.

Paul Kia'i Modde
Vancouver Canada
778-330-7213
mrecosustainable@gmail.com

I was disappointed that I could not access either address for you. Sam

the second link works, just have to remove the space
www.marsha.com.br
and first link works, if its this

www.permacultura.org.br

For those deaming of moving to Brazil:

The immigration laws are a bit sticky, takes some years to get a permanent visa. You can stay for 6 months per year as a tourist here.

It is a wonderful country with "wonderful" problems and opportunities. But you have to accept a certain degree of insecurity here: violence, fluctuating economics, things changing midstream. I have been here for 30 years, since Nixon was elected...

The people are wonderful, and for those more spiritually inclined there is a fresh breeze blowing here.

Today I personally think it´s better to stay home and "pick away" at your local situation.  When you expatriate you lose several years of your life getting your show together. Just my two cents.

Marsha Hatfield wrote:For those deaming of moving to Brazil:

The immigration laws are a bit sticky, takes some years to get a permanent visa. You can stay for 6 months per year as a tourist here.

It is a wonderful country with "wonderful" problems and opportunities. But you have to accept a certain degree of insecurity here: violence, fluctuating economics, things changing midstream. I have been here for 30 years, since Nixon was elected...

The people are wonderful, and for those more spiritually inclined there is a fresh breeze blowing here.

Today I personally think it´s better to stay home and "pick away" at your local situation.  When you expatriate you lose several years of your life getting your show together. Just my two cents.

A lot of wisdom here. We made the transition to Costa Rica, but at least half the people who move here, move back for various reasons. One thing to realize is that living in a tourist meca like Costa Rica, for example, is not the same as being a tourist. We have been in Costa Rica for about eight years now, with business more than ten.