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.
Environmental volunteers at the World’s largest Urban Rainforest in Rio
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. What volunteers say about their experience:
So far I have had a wonderful experience volunteering in Rio de Janeiro with Iko Poran’s Urban Environmentalism program. I am half way through my two-month stay in Rio and I already know that it will be a very valuable experience for me. The project consists of work in Tijuca National Park and at a large community garden in a favela, where they grow almost every sort of common vegetable in Brazil. The people I work with in the communities are all incredibly kind and welcoming, not to mention they are doing work that makes a big difference for themselves and the environment. – Elisa
See First Hand the Ecological Challenges that Rio faces….
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
Would you like to volunteer in Rio de Janeiro?
Find the Environmental Volunteer Program in Rio de Janeiro on our Homepage, or visit all the programs to volunteer in Brazil.
On our blog, you find more testimonials about volunteering at the Tijuca Rainforest:

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Beautiful testimony from Paulina in Rio de Janeiro!
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One of the best experiences of my life!
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Volunteer with a Community Garden in Rio de Janeiro
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Environmental Volunteering at Rio’s Tijuca Rainforest
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