For this project, Roberto intends to travel on board of a sailing boat
constructed with recycled materials (paper, plastic, iron, aluminium, and others), leaving
from Florianopolis towards Porto Seguro, Bahia, where the festivities for the anniversary
of 500 years of the discovery of Brazil will take place. This trip will also serve to
greet the arrival of the Schürman family, that will be returning from their round the
world trip trough the same route the Portuguese navigator Fernão de Magalhães took
centuries ago. On his return trip to Santa Catarina, Roberto will keep company to the
family of intrepid adventures on their way back home.The main objective of this enterprise
is to educate people of the importance of using the natural resources rationally with a
view towards a sustainable development and the recycling of materials. To attract
attention to these issues, the adventure will take place around a festive time for the
whole country,will commemorate the safe return of the Schürman family, and will be
carried out on a boat made with
recycled material. He will also be sending images and information to people that will be
"connected" on the trip.
With its departure date fixed for the 23rd of March
2000,also Florianopolis anniversary, the sailing boat "Folha" (leaf) ,
constructed under material recycling criteria, leaves to Porto Seguro, Bahia. Once there
it will participate on the celebrations of 500 years of Brazil’s
"discovery", and will take part on the fleet that will welcome the navigators on
board of the "Aysso" - the Schürmann - that after two years and a half
following the route of the Portuguese navigator Fernão de Magalhães , will be arriving
in Bahia as well.From there it will be sailing southwards, following the Schürmann on
their return home , to Santa Catarina.
Roberto will sail for aproximately
6000 kilometres , round trip, with strategic stopovers in Bahia and other cities useful
for the events promotion : São Francisco do Sul - SC; Paranagua - PR; Santos- SP, Rio de
Janeiro- RJ; Vitoria- ES and Porto Seguro- BA. As mentioned above, the main goal of this
journey is to promote the well being of all human beings, and attempt to raise the
consciousness of people in regards to the necessity of making better uses of natural
resources as well , stopping environmental pollution and inform on available technologies
for material recycling.
Ecological Manifesto Minister's Letter
