Soccer is Brazil's passion! Almost everyday there is a soccer match. In Rio there are four important teams: Botafogo, Fluminense, Vasco and Flamengo. The carioca is raised to be a fan of one of these teams since birth. In the communities, it is every boy's dream to become a pro-player and leave behind their current poverty stricken life.
We also have a soccer program for the blind adults.
Whether you like to surf the waves at São Conrado beach and enjoy the hot sun and refreshing water, or if you want to practice the martial art of Capoeira, or play some mean soccer or rugby with the local kids, we have the right place for you to be.
These sports play a great deal of importance because they help children think constructively and learn to collaborate with others in a team environment and not solely as an individual.
We workin Ipanema, Rocinha, Barreira do Vasco and Tijuca.
Typical day
8:00AM - Breakfast
8:30AM - Leave for project placement
9:15/10:00 - arrive at placement
12:00 - Lunch break
13:00 - Return to second half of activities
14:30/15:00 - return back to the Volunteer house
** Depending on which project you are placed on you could have placement at night. Therefore you could start your activities at 16:00 and go until 21:00. Thus, you would have the mornings and early afternoon free.
Details on Arrival
This program is available every first and third Monday of the month with exceptions in January and February. Please get in touch for further information.
Free-time activities
All free time activies are organized by the volunteers. Hiking and hang gliding tend to be the most popular but there is also water sports like paddling and surfing that can be done too.
Program Requirements
Included Services
Before your journey
On-site services
-One Transfer (from airport to the hostel)
-Accommodation.
-Breakfast.
-Full support of local coordinators (24/7 support in case of emergencies).
Safety Orientation.
-Orientation.
-Project placement.
-Donation to the project.
**Please be aware that there is an extra fee of US$190 for those volunteers wishing to stay with us during Carnival. It usually takes place in February or the beginning of March. Please get in touch if you are unsure about the dates for Carnival. It is also important to remember that during Carnival, all NGOs will close and no volunteer will be working during this week.
Please, let us know your flight information (arrival date, time, flight number and airport). All volunteers may arrive at Galeão International Airport (GIG) or Santos Dumont (SDU). For those volunteers arriving by land, we do not offer a pick up, but rather offer a drop off from our accommodation to the airport at the end of their program.
KARIOK HOSTEL
Is located in Gloria, in the heart of Rio de Janeiro! Glória is a neighborhood of the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Located in the border area with the Central Zone and considered as the "first" neighborhood of the South Zone.
It is borders the neighborhoods of Lapa, Flamengo, Catete and Santa Teresa. Gloria is served by the Glória subway station, as well as being on the route of dozens of bus lines that run to all regions of Rio.
There are some of the city's main sights, such as: Flamengo Park (part), Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro and Marina da Glória that is a popular statrting point for boat tours.
This is a place that youou get the feeling that you are in a small town with a bohemian and alternative vibe! ;)
The services at the accommodation:
• Breakfast
• Sheets / Linens
• Kitchen and dining room for you to use anytime you want.
• Shared bedrooms with bunkbeds, lockers, a suitcase seller, frigobar e a fan or air conditioning.
WIFI in all environments
•Spacious living rooms
• Computers for common use
-There are no laundry facilities at the hostel but you can take their clothes to a local laundromat.
Please bear in mind that:
*Please bring your oun towels or you can rent them there for R$5,00 each. Also bring your oun locks to use in the lockers.
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Breakfast is served everyday and includes: bread, butter, Brazilian cheese, ham, juices, cakes, coffee, tea, fruit. There is also a kitchen for the volunteers use free rein to cook any other meals.
Program Fees
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