Hotel Fazenda RPPN Sernativo

Capt. Donald Reid - Director of the Project to save the RPPN Sernativo

Donald Richard Reid – owner of the tour operator agency Andetur Brasil Ltda . and president of the NGO/ONG ASSOCIAÇÂO ABTC-BRASIL, is registered with IBAMA – Ministério do Meio Ambiente – as Técnico Federal N° 235492 “Uso de Recursos Naturais / utilização do patrimônio natural; Turismo / complexos turísticos e de lazer, inclusive parques temáticos”

"I wanted to work for a company that is part of a society and contributes to it. I wanted to invest, but I also wanted something to believe in.."

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." -- Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of US.

And I remembered my dream from decades ago: to establish a mecca for the international traveler, a community where we were the "natives", where we didn't feel like foreigners, where we all could do something, where nobody would have to be afraid of the question "What do you do?", where nobody would feel as though he were incomplete or unnecessary or a burden, where we would feel whole and in control and useful and wanted, and from where WE could enrich the world.

"Going that extra mile for our customers isn’t an obligation - it’s just what we do."

The SERNATIVO PROJECT is part of SEBRAES Roteiro Serido project for the Sertão region of Rio Grande do Norte.

	Developed on the ranch Sitio José Gonçalves (named after a famous nordestino poet and writer, who died in an accident that also killed ex-governor Dix-Sept Rosado), by the youngest sister of Sr. José Gonçalves, Dra. Cecília Medeiros (biologist), the area consists of 180 hectares (close to 600 acres) in the area of Carnaubinha, município of Acari, the Sernativo Project, as proposed by Capt. Donald Reid, has as its basic collective work program studying the richness provided by the natural resources of the ranch itself, combining agrícola -social development with recuperation and protection of nature.
The proposal is to continue the work of Dra. Cecilia, to conduct methods of preservation of the species representative of the caatinga, experimentation agro-industrial, cataloging and selection of medicinal plants and native herbs. RPPN’s represent an important mechanism of public/private participation, as a major thought is to involve the local community in the conservation of biological diversity. By use of the RPPN status, the private property is providing its contribution to the protection of the ambient and increases the possibility significantly to create a scene with more protected areas, in terms of both quantity and quality. The project already exists and the proposal is to continue with the initial objectives. Final execution of this project therefore depends on initial investment and resources to be financed, and the project is already well known by local government agencies. OBS: There are three RPPN’s in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. The RPPN Sernativo is the only one of the three dedicated to conservation of the caatinga, which is the natural vegetation in the sertão region of the northeastern part of Brazil . The name "caatinga" is a indigenous word meaning "open forest" or "open vegetation". It covers about 700,000 km 2. The caatinga has a semi-arid climate with average annual temperatures of about 28 °C. The area has a very hot and dry winter and a hot and rainy summer. The rivers of the caatinga only run during the rainy summers and in some places the streams are interrupted during the dry winters. The vegetation consists mainly of open shrubs that are resistant to drought. The Seridó shelters the caatinga, unique biome in the world, exclusively brazilian. The caatinga is a type of vegetal formation with well defined characteristics: low trees and bushes that, in general, lose their foliage in the dry season. During the first few rains in the beginning of the year, the caatinga loses its rude aspect and quickly becomes green and flowery. People use many plant species from the caatinga region. Palms are very important to the economy in northeast Brazil . People from this area are greatly dependant on extraction from babassu, carnaúba, tucúm and macaúba, from which lauric and oleic oils are made from. Many trees are also used for lumber in this area, including these species: Anadenanthera macrocarpa, Ziziphus joazeiro, Amburana cearensis, Astronium fraxinifolium, Astronium urundeuva, Tabebuia impetiginosa, Tabebuia caraiba and Schinopsis brasiliensis, Cedrela odorata, Dalbergia variabilis, Didymopanax morototoni and Pithecellobium polycephalum. Some plants are also used for medical purposes.
Site of the RPPN Sernativo - the area on the other side of the lake.
Capt. Donald Reid - Director of the Project to save the RPPN Sernativo Donald Richard Reid – owner of the tour operator agency Andetur Brasil Ltda . and president of the NGO/ONG ASSOCIAÇÂO ABTC-BRASIL, is registered with IBAMA – Ministério do Meio Ambiente – as Técnico Federal N° 235492 “Uso de Recursos Naturais / utilização do patrimônio natural; Turismo / complexos turísticos e de lazer, inclusive parques temáticos” "I wanted to work for a company that is part of a society and contributes to it. I wanted to invest, but I also wanted something to believe in.." You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand." -- Woodrow Wilson, 28th president of US. And I remembered my dream from decades ago: to establish a mecca for the international traveler, a community where we were the "natives", where we didn't feel like foreigners, where we all could do something, where nobody would have to be afraid of the question "What do you do?", where nobody would feel as though he were incomplete or unnecessary or a burden, where we would feel whole and in control and useful and wanted, and from where WE could enrich the world. "Going that extra mile for our customers isn’t an obligation - it’s just what we do." The SERNATIVO PROJECT is part of SEBRAES Roteiro Serido project for the Sertão region of Rio Grande do Norte.
INVESTOR(S) REQUIRED! For sale is 49.9% of the hotel-fazenda project. Total capital required is approximately US$ 100,000. Note that an investment of US$ 50,000 will qualiy an investor for residence in Brazil. 50.1% of the project will remain with Capt. Donald Reid, as project and ranch manager, and / or the tour operator Ande Turismo Ltda. l who will be responsible for all marketing, reservations and operations of the tours. Donald with Andetur will be managing the reservations office at the Cento Turistico at Gargalheiras. OBS: An investor that is already legally resident in Brazil can qualify with an initial investment of US$ 25,000, which will allow us to start the project. Construction is calculated to approximately three years, with initial return on investment (at 35% per year) in 3.5 years.
PHASES OF THE PROJECT
1.> Services - considering the size of the pousada or hotel-fazenda and its location, the project will offer the following services: Accomodations in 20 apartments / chales The hotel will have an area of at least 1.110 m², where there will be 10 units of 2 apartments each, plus a reception office, restaurant, managers apartment, and pool area. Construction will be adobe. Restaurant Aquatic Park - swimming pool with wet bar (also swimming in the açude) Boat tours - Game room Passeios (tours) in the cities related to the project Local tours. Lojas (small stores) in the tourist center selling handicrafts Ecologic tours Health spa (reiki, yoga, others) Bicycle tours Horse back tours Rapel Camping Medicine plants - raised in the 'horta' - another tourist attraction plus profits. This community horta project is just one of our commitments to the local community.
2.> Market - Adventure, cultural, rural and eco-tourism offers the greatest potential today in Brazilian tourism.
3> Location - Acari, Rio Grande do Norte (details on the site) - historic churches, old homes, museum, good regional food, Serra do Bico da Arara, Serra da Armação, Indian paintings 10,000 years old, ecological reserve RPPN Sernativo, Casa de Pedra, Festas, and known as the 'cleanest city in Brazil'. With all of these attractions Acari is surely one of the cities with the best tourism potencials in the state. Present accomodations in Acari presently consist of 34 units, with capacity of 121 beds.
4.> Accomodations proposed for this facility - 20 units, capable of accomodating 40 guests. 01 Restaurant, bar, pool bar, 2 pools, administration area, and stables.
5.> Financial data - business plan and projects available to interested investors
6.> Vehicles (2) - managers car plus a van or minibus
7.> Tariff daily - R$ 80,00 basic plan R$ 120,00 VIP plan - predicted annual income, not counting tour pacotes R$ 917.975,00 p/a with average predicted costs R$ 717.151,48. Profit factor predicted is 24,2% p/a. Return on investment p/a predicted at 36,2%.

Predicted employment direct for hotel is 21 employees; additional 4 for the boats, 5 guides, and personal working in the 'horta' (cooperative)


THIS RESERVE WAS SOLD TO INCRA WHO ARE DONATING CERTAIN AREAS OF THE LAND TO THE 'SEM TERRA' MOVEMENT ADMINISTERED BY SEARA ................................. THE ACTION WAS INVESTIGATED BY IBAMA AS IT WAS AN ILLEGAL TRANSACTION. THE RESERVE ITSELF MAY BE AVAILABLE AGAIN .... THE NGO/ONG ASSOCIAÇÂO ABTC-BRASIL HAS OFFERED SEARA A PROPOSAL TO MANAGE THE RESERVE IN RETURN FOR TITLE TO THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED HOTEL-FAZENDA

June 24, 2008

Hotel Fazenda and ecological reserve

RPPN Sernativo

Horseback riding

Eco Tourism

Brazilian Food

Relaxation

Traveling

In Brazil for Work

Kids will Love it Here

About the RPPN Sernativo