The Journal
Field notes from
one forest.
Essays and field notes on the Atlantic Rainforest — its wildlife, its voices, its rescue — written from the trails our journeys walk.
Wildlife · 7 min read
Where to See Golden Lion Tamarins in the Wild
There is exactly one place on Earth. This is how to reach it — and who will meet you there.
Before you read on
Meet the cast of the forest first.
Twenty-eight species — tamarins, toucans, owls, the muriqui — with their true names, territories and stories. The Field Guide to everything you are about to read.
The Forest · 6 min
Atlantic Rainforest or Atlantic Forest? Inside Brazil’s Other Great Forest
Two names, one biome — and a quiet argument about the most endangered paradise you have never heard of.
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Conservation · 8 min
The Comeback: How the Golden Lion Tamarin Returned from 200 to Thousands
The greatest conservation story you have never heard — and the people still writing it.
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Travel · 5 min
Two Hours from Rio: The Rainforest Most Visitors Never See
Beyond the postcard lies the wildest secret in any world city: a forest that starts inside it.
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Wildlife · 6 min
The Great Hawks of the Canopy: Raptors of the Atlantic Rainforest
Above the tamarins, someone is always watching. Meet the crowned hunters of the Rio de Janeiro forests.
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Wildlife · 7 min
Toucans of the Atlantic Rainforest: A Field Guide
The fruit-eaters with the impossible beaks — who they are, where they sit, and how to be ready when they arrive.
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Wildlife · 6 min
The Night Shift: Ocelots, Owls and Fireflies After Dark
When the day shift of the forest clocks out, another Brazil clocks in.
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Wildlife · 5 min
The Potoo: The Forest’s Strangest Voice
By day, a broken branch. By night, the sound you will never forget.
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Photography · 8 min
Wildlife Photography in the Atlantic Rainforest: A Professional’s Guide
Light, patience, and a forest that rewards those who arrive before it wakes.
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Wildlife · 5 min
Howler Monkeys: The Loudest Sound in the Forest
Three kilometres away, you will hear them before the birds wake up.
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Wildlife · 6 min
The Jewels: Hummingbirds and Tanagers of the Canopy
The small, impossible colours that turn beginners into birdwatchers for life.
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Conservation · 6 min
What Is a Wildlife Corridor — and Why It Changes How You Travel
The quiet infrastructure of survival, and the spine of every Tamaruva journey.
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AI-generated illustrationWildlife · 5 min
The Amphibian Symphony: Frogs of the Night Forest
The Atlantic Rainforest is one of the frog capitals of the world. After dark, it performs.
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Travel · 6 min
The Best Time to Visit the Atlantic Rainforest
The honest answer: it depends on what you came for. Here is the forest’s calendar.
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Conservation · 7 min
The REGUA Story: A Farm That Became a Forest
In the Guapiaçu valley, a cattle ranch bet on trees. The birds arrived like a verdict.
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The Forest · 5 min
Bromeliads, Orchids and the Gardens in the Air
The forest above the forest — where entire worlds grow on a single branch.
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Travel · 7 min
Itatiaia: Brazil’s First National Park, Above the Clouds
Where the Atlantic Rainforest learned to climb — and never stopped.
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Wildlife · 8 min
The Northern Muriqui: Meeting the Rarest Primate in the Americas
In one corner of Rio de Janeiro State, the gentle giant of the forest still survives. Almost nobody knows.
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Wildlife · 6 min
Where the Forest Touches the Sky: High-Altitude Wildlife of the Serra
Above the treeline, a stranger, rarer cast takes over.
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Travel · 6 min
The Apex Guide: Ten Days in the High Silence
How our longest journey works — and who it is really for.
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