Ibiti: A global example of regenerative hospitality
Ibiti Projeto is featured on Hospitality Net as a global reference in regenerative hospitality, uniting rewilding, community and innovation.
Ibiti on TV: Brazil that moves and transforms
Álvaro Garnero reveals the charm of Ibiti Projeto in the first episode of Rede Record's "50 por 1" program
Ibiti in Forbes as a destination of "sustainable exclusivity"
Ibiti has been included by Forbes Brazil magazine as one of the top six sustainable and exclusive destinations on the planet.
Financial Times
A remote village north of Rio is the focus of a tourism initiative that supports the community and wildlife
Suitcase Magazine
The article "It takes a village" in Suitcase Magazine, written by Imogen Lepere, with photos by Mark Rammers, who visited the project in February 2023, puts the region's past and present into context, recognizing the initiative's potential as a socio-environmental project and regenerative tourism destination. "This state in the southeast of Brazil became rich with the gold rush in the 18th century, but since then it has been extremely poor. When Renato Machado started buying up degraded farmland in 1982, his vision was to plant a belt of Atlantic Forest around the Ibitipoca State Park. Today, the project puts local people at the center of attention, and its goal is far more ambitious: to become a self-sufficient community in harmony with nature, with 98% of the land rehabilitated and the remaining 2% earmarked for low-impact businesses such as ecotourism. Currently, the project employs 350 people and the goal is to increase that number to 1,000. 'If we can't collaborate with each other to save this planet, we'll never deserve it,' says Machado."
Le Figaro
In 2022, Ibiti made the pages of the respected French newspaper "Le Figaro", with an article by Bérénice Debras (and photos by Érik Martin), which covered the art and nature of the mining project. "Far from the noise of the world, time stretches delightfully to the rhythm of hammock swings or walks, bike rides or horseback rides on the property, leading to festive meals prepared along the waterfalls. (...) 'Ibiti is a simple project that asks fundamental questions,' observes Renato Machado. 'Where do we place our values today? Are gold or diamonds worth more than the destruction of nature for their extraction? (...) Now, I let nature do its work for more biodiversity." Read the original article