Family, at the moment I live for my family. I have two beautiful children and a wonderful wife. I am honest about my principles, I have character and I am true in relation to people, maintaining respect, listening and learning about the world of each individual.
In my daily work, I try to contribute my knowledge to a more just and sustainable world, I am currently involved with recycling garbage, beekeeping, vegetable gardens and production of fuel ethanol.
I have lived my heroic age, working for the social revolution in various countries of Latin America and I see my recent past as a great teacher for my days as a father,
I have a libertarian vision towards the human being, I admire the vegans, but in my social environment I can not keep philosophy, I admire good artists, feminists, cyberpunks, earthships, alternative, musicians and adventurers, doctors without frontiers, the great leaders and social fighters, the environmentalists, the anonymous scientists, the Zapatistas, among others ...
I try to keep my eyes open for all technological innovations, but I am a man who cultivates old values, such as friendship, respect, affection, love, family (understanding family as any nucleus of people who live in harmony).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet new people, new cultures, open my mind about cultural differences, learn languages, cultural immersion, avoid emotional coldness and abusive hotel prices and avoid standardized commercial tourism.

Interests

• culture
• books
• literature
• poetry
• beer
• crafts
• music
• sports
• soccer
• languages
• physics
• science
• cultural immersion
• adventures
• sustainability
• permaculture
• friendship
• social justice
• knowledge
• stories
• ancient history
• community work
• technological innovation
• family and child education
• beautiful landscape walks
• social tourism without specialized guides
• taoist and buddhist philosophy

Music, Movies, and Books

Chico BUarque, Barcelona Gypsy Clazmer Orchestra, Zeca Baleiro, Samba de raíz, Fernando Pessoa, Stephen Hawking, Dom Quixote de la Mancha, Ghandi, Mandela, Malcom X, Mouhamed Ali, Matemáticos antigos, Alquimistas, VIctor Hugo, Os miseráveis, Trabalhadores do Mar, Isaac Newton, Nicolá Tesla, Elon Musk, Cyberpunks, Dire Straits, Beatles, Queen, Pink Floyd, Engenheiros do Hawai, Legião Urbana, Vikings, Dan Brown, Mozart, Musica Clássica com piano e flauta, Flamenco, Game of Thrones, Big Bang Theory, History Channel, NatGeo, Zaratustra, Nietzsche, Jean Paul Sartre, Van Gogh, Diários de Motocicleta, Sub Comandante Marcos, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Socialismo Clássico, Anarquismo...

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

At the age of 24 I traveled all over South America with only 20 dollars.
It was an unpaid work of a student organization and social mobilization with the indigenous and peasant movements.
I spent almost a year traveling and observed very deeply the social reality of my people.
After this trip, I concentrated all my efforts for my academic and professional training to be associated with social and environmental transformation.
I worked for many years in the Movements of the Landless Rural Workers of Brazil and I was able to participate during some months as university professor of the attempt of social revolution in Venezuela.
Another INCREDIBLE thing I did was build a solid family for the rest of my life.

Teach, Learn, Share

Idiomas, trabalhos manuais, Agricultura Ecológica, História...

What I Can Share with Hosts

Tropical and subtropical agricultural knowledge, Latin American history, Politics, Ethanol, beekeeping and indigenous bees, medical plants, agroecology, manual labor such as carpentry, hydraulics, among others.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

Countries I’ve Lived In

Brazil, Venezuela