PEOPLE
Lia Barros
Founder and director of Slow & Steady Travel. Nature photographer, lawyer, entrepreneur, ambientalista, consultant in ecotourism and sustainable hospitality. She lives in Patagonia with her daughters and divides her time between the headquarters in Curitiba and the branch in the Amazon. Lia is responsible for the final choice of all Slow destinations and organization of photographic expeditions, in addition to managing the agency. She has international WFR (Wilderness First Responder) certification and accompanies expeditions. She loves traveling and, when she's not working, she's discovering somewhere that will probably be a new destination!
Kacau Oliveira
Nature photographer and consultant in birdwatching business management, she teaches bird photography and photo treatment, both in person and online, in addition to collaborating with her photos for publications, such as books and field guides.
She lives in Florianópolis but is always traveling. Kacau is our collaborator in the Birdwatching expeditions and the photographer responsible for our photography workshops in the Matogrossense Amazon and Patagonia.
Mario Friedlander
Photographer, environmental activist, documents traditional communities, quilombolas, indigenous people, landscapes and fauna, concerned with minorities and marginalized groups. He is a collaborator at Pulsar Imagens and owner of Jamacá das Araras, a B&B dedicated to birdwatching in Chapada dos Guimarães, where he lives with his partner, also a nature photographer, Jeanne Martins. With a deep knowledge of Mato Grosso, Mario collaborates with Slow, receiving and accompanying our expeditions in Chapada and Pantanal.
Marcos Amend
Photographer, economist and active environmentalist since 1987. Collaborator at Pulsar Imagens, he has an extensive image bank. He has organized several courses, workshops and photographic expeditions. He lives in Manaus with his wife and little son, working as Conservation Director at WCS Brasil and owner of Mawe Consulting. Marcos is our consultant in the development of new eco-sustainable projects and is responsible for the photography workshop in the Amazon.