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🌿 Hi! We are Cristiano and Marie
We live in Delfim Moreira, Minas Gerais, and work with small hotels in the beautiful Serra da Mantiqueira.
We manage three different places where we rent rooms to guests. Volunteers stay and work in two of them:
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Our home, located in Rosário, in the countryside, 7 km from the city center, surrounded by mountains. This is where volunteers stay most of the time. Here we also have animals and a vegetable garden.
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Our hotel in the city center of Delfim Moreira. 📍 15 minutes by car 📍 10 minutes on foot from the main supermarket This is the second place where volunteers may stay during the exchange. Delfim Moreira is a quiet, small, and safe town.
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A wooden house in the middle of the forest, 24 km from Delfim Moreira, which we visit only from time to time. Volunteers do not stay there.
It is very common for volunteers to stay and work in both locations, which we see as a positive and enriching experience: one place is more isolated and close to nature, the other is urban but calm and peaceful.
We decide together where you will stay and for how long, depending on the current situation. We are regularly present in both locations
⚠️ Independence & Trust
Volunteers will often spend time without us being physically present. Cristiano and I move frequently between the 3 places (where we are developing a new project). Marie also works online.
For this reason, it is essential that volunteers are independent, reliable, and trustworthy, and comfortable managing their tasks responsibly and autonomously, without constant supervision.
❗ IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING
The main mission of our volunteers is to keep our spaces clean, organized, and always ready to welcome guests. This is by far the most important part of the work.
🧹 Daily tasks mainly include:
* Cleaning guest rooms and common areas
* Keeping kitchens, bathrooms, and outdoor spaces clean and well organized
* Laundry management: washing, drying, folding, and putting sheets, towels, and linens back in their correct storage places
* Preparing clean bedding for guests
* Gardening and basic outdoor maintenance
* Watering the house plants
* Watering the vegetable garden and taking care of weeds
* Feeding and taking care of the animals (dogs, chickens, horses, etc.)
⏰ HOURS OF WORK EXPECTED
* Volunteers are expected to contribute 4 to 5 hours of work per day
* There are no fixed daily schedules, and some flexibility is possible in how the hours are organized
* However, the full 4 to 5 hours must be completed each day
* Volunteers are entitled to two days off per week
🚫 MAY NOT BE FOR YOU IF…
If you are not comfortable with cleaning, making nice beds, and organizing spaces, this experience may not be the right match.
❤️ PLEASE REMEMBER
We are a small, independent business in a non-touristic town, and running this project requires a lot of effort. We hope to welcome volunteers who truly want to help during their stay, who put heart and care into their work hours, and who wish to contribute to Oca’s growth and well-being.
🌄 Life at Oca
If you’re looking for a quiet place surrounded by nature, you will love Oca. The landscapes are beautiful, with waterfalls nearby and lovely places to walk. At certain times of the year, mountain climbing is also possible.
This is a great opportunity to experience real countryside life in Minas Gerais. It’s calm and peaceful — perfect for introspection, connection with nature and animals, reading, playing music, and making campfires 🔥🎶
✨ We hope to welcome you to our team and make this place grow together. Come and join us! 😊
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
Animal Care
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance

Interests
Self developmentSustainabilityPetsCooking & foodHikingPlant careLanguagesGardeningAnimalsOutdoor activitiesNatureMountain
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
You will get to know the country side of Minas Gerais and the life-style people have around here. Delfim Moreira is a small and traditional city from Brazil. Our town is really safe, so you don't have to worry about security.
The place is super peaceful, a good way for you to disconnect and take the time for introspection surrounded by nature. The landscapes are beautiful, you can go for walk and visit some waterfalls :)
Help
The main mission of our volunteers is to keep our spaces clean, organized, and always ready to welcome guests. This is by far the most important part of the work.
🧹 Daily tasks mainly include:
* Cleaning guest rooms and common areas
* Keeping kitchens, bathrooms, and outdoor spaces clean and well organized
* Laundry management: washing, drying, folding, and putting sheets, towels, and linens back in their correct storage places
* Preparing clean bedding for guests
* Gardening and basic outdoor maintenance
* Watering the house plants
* Watering the vegetable garden and taking care of weeds
* Feeding and taking care of the animals (dogs, chickens, horses, etc.)
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Polish: Fluent
Portuguese: Fluent
Spanish: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
Temos interesse principalmente pela troca entre idioma português e francês
Accommodation
SLEEP :
The volunteers are staying in a shared room, usually we welcome from one to four volunteers, depending of the demands and our needs.
FOOD :
If you want to cook your own meals we have an in-door and out-door kitchen for you to use.
Feel free to ask about all the details regarding food accommodation.
What else ...
To help you make the most of your free time, we have created a small PDF guide with ideas of things to do in Delfim Moreira, including nature spots, walks, and places to eat.
We also work professionally with tours and travel experiences in the region and offer different activities to our guests (nature tours, local experiences, transport, etc.).
Volunteers are welcome to participate in or request these tours, and we offer a 30% discount on all our services.
In addition, we regularly go to Paraty, where we are developing a new project.
There, we also have places to stay, organized tours, and transport options, which are available to volunteers under the same 30% discount conditions.
You can go to the biggest peak of the state of São Paulo: Pico dos Marins. (camping or visit for the day)
If you are coming from Paraty or planning to go there, please let us know — we regularly travel between Paraty and Delfim Moreira and may be able to help with transport, depending on timing and availability.
ACCESS TO DELFIM MOREIRA :
Every day buses leave from São Paulo (260km) and Rio de Janeiro (290km) to Itajubá, the largest city next.
From São Paulo to Aparecida, from Aparecida to Delfim (company Pássaro Marron)
From Rio de Janeiro to Itajubá (company Cometa)
You need to tell the driver that you are going to stop in Delfim Moreira.
From Belo Horizonte 476km, (every day: company Expresso Gardenia)
From Campinas 292km, (every day: company Expresso Gardenia)
From Brasília 1184 km, (not every day: company Gontijo)
These three options you need to take a bus from Itajubá to Delfim Moreira.
A little more information

Internet access

Limited internet access

We have pets

We are smokers

Can host families

Can host digital nomads
Yes it' possible, it will depend of the situation of each one

Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.

Can possibly accept pets
We sometimes accept people that travel with their animal, it's an agreement that we have to make since we already have animals.

How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two

My animals / pets
Moustache Patachou
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Christiano and Marie are so kind, respectful and balanced. They made me feel super welcome, they did everything to make me feel comfortable and get involved in Brasillian life.
The work was low-pressure but worthwhile, we helped construct, repair and clean. There was plenty of fun, lots of lovely… read more
Pudimos elegir entre varias tareas y sinceramente las disfrutamos mucho, ayudamos a que la casa esté limpia y ordenada. También… read more
Have a good trip and comeback whenever you want. Thanks again.
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Christiano and Marie are so kind, respectful and balanced. They made me feel super welcome, they did everything to make me feel comfortable and get involved in Brasillian life.
The work was low-pressure but worthwhile, we helped construct, repair and clean. There was plenty of fun, lots of lovely… read more
Pudimos elegir entre varias tareas y sinceramente las disfrutamos mucho, ayudamos a que la casa esté limpia y ordenada. También… read more
Have a good trip and comeback whenever you want. Thanks again.
Tasks were mostly cleaning related, taking care of the animals, etc. There is no schedule really so if… read more
I spent two weeks at the pousada.… read more
She was always ready to help and did a lot around the house. It was really nice to have somebody like her that cared about our project and genuinely wanted to make it the best possible.
Thank you again Sophie for your fantastic energy and for giving us a hand in… read more
The work was enjoyable, picking fruit and cleaning mostly (working together with the hosts and the other volunteer!). It was very relaxed and each day was different, which I… read more
Foi muito bom receber Erika conosco por 2 semanas, sempre leve, de boa energia e muito disposta a ajudar. Estamos super gratos a ela pela… read more
Christiano and Marie were really nice hosts. It was my first Workaway experience, and I just could not imagine better. They never made me… read more
Thanks again for your help, our place and all of us will miss you. Thanks again.
Jordan passou 3 semanas conosco e nos fez mais uma vez acreditarmos que este é um das melhores opções de troca,… read more
Os animais são ótimos também e já tem nomes (dedicasse â… read more
Elham ficou um mês conosco nos ajudando e nos… read more
Maria and Cristiano are excellent. The first day I arrived in the city, Cristiano picked me up, I spent time with them and other workawayers from many countries. No noise… read more
I was supposed to stay for 2 weeks but made it to 4 because was just unable to leave this magical place.
First, it is so beautiful there: the house and the village, Delfim Moreira town, the surroundings. The nature is also very special… read more
See you next time :)
I could work with Jão, a worker, who was really nice to work with and he was really funny.
The position in the middle of the mountains was really nice, and it's… read more
A big hug!
You are always welcome! Good trip around Brasil.
Espero que volte em breve para mais uma temporada por aqui!
O Cristiano foi um anfitrião muito… read more
Greetings and… read more
You will feel like at home… read more
Obrigado pela ajuda,… read more
Cristiano is the coolest and most respectfull host ever. He really cares about his volunteers and will give you all the support and information needed.
Cristiano has three spacea to stay:
- The hostel that is in Delfim Moreira, very nice with all the amenities. We… read more
Ficamos doze dias e já estamos pensando quando conseguiremos voltar.
Cristiano é uma pessoa incrível e extremamente agradável de conviver, conversar, trabalhar e jogar jogos (se tiver a oportunidade de jogar xadrez com ele, faça, ele é um excelente jogador!). É uma alegria tê-lo encontrado e esperamos… read more
As those two weeks had not been really busy and because we were 5, the work had been really light and easy. The main reason I really enjoyed working with them is that there was no hierarchy at all..we all divided the cleaning tasks together and I never… read more
Não tenho palavras para descrever essa garota. Su está sempre pronta... ajudando com qualquer tipo de tarefa e a mais entusiasta que já vi. Espero te ver novamente.
Lilian stayed with us a week back from a big year-long trip… read more
The house is incredibly beautiful and having the opportunity to help perfect this was really good fun.
It was a really good time for… read more
Henrique is a focused and conscious person, he helped… read more
Cristiano é um cara gente… read more
Gabrielle is really someone who can be counted on and trusted as a… read more
It has been a very rich human experience as other volunteers passed through, and we get to share very good moments in these wonderful places, between the waterfalls, forest and mountains...
The house is… read more
Daniel really… read more
Eu me senti muito bem e a vontade em Delfim Moreira. Consegui me afastar de todo o estresse e dar… read more
Travis was a super… read more
Tobias has been with us for a week and could help us with his… read more
Eva and Laura, despite a short time with us, left their marks of work for our… read more
We had a great time with Isa… read more
Kinga was with us… read more
I felt totally at home and the space is perfect for the creation of a Therapeautic centre. I recommend 100%.
Thanks again Cristiano! :… read more
Grande abraço!
He has a diversity of projects going on and I felt that there was room to get more involved in them. His houses in the country are great if you like… read more
He helped us a lot with painting. I hope you come back someday!
Christiano is a welcoming and caring host who helped me to see the countryside and go to local events around my working at the house. Meals were shared in the cooking and eating with the… read more
We spent 17 days at Cristiano's home and we had a wonderful time.
Cristiano is an amazing person and is very generous.
The place is very peaceful and beautiful. It's the perfect place to be cut from the city and internet. It's quiet and calm.
He brang us to see beautiful waterfalls, and to the chalet in the… read more
If you need to explain something to a volunteer, with Dan you do not need to repeat what you've said once, he will… read more
Eles passaram 2 semanas conosco… read more
il était très sympatique et aussi génèreux
je suis très satisfait de mon séjour !
j'ai vraiment hâte de revenir !
The place is beautiful.....100% nature, full of araucarias and waterfalls, peace, an amazing chimeney for warming up… read more
Flexible and open to the sharing of many ideas of spirituality, healing and sustainability, Cris makes everyone feel welcome and takes care of their needs first and foremost. He is always keen to be an informative guide of the local… read more
During the 14 days we've been there, we learnt a lot and it was great to participate a little to Cristiano"s beautiful project to create an holistic center in the middle of the forest. Thanks Cristiano and all the best for the future!
