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Born in 1979 in Rondonia. A brazilian state in the north area of the coutry in the middle of the amazon. However, Silva moved to Cuiabá in 1987 still as a child. Straightaway, he went to school. Finaly, he graduated from the Technical School of Mato Grosso, with a degree in tourism and guiding. Forthwith, Silva started working, as an event organizer, for the Mato Grosso State Tourism board. After that, Silva started guiding european and american tourists in the Pantanal.
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Explicitly, he fell in love with the beauty of this amazing Biome. Moreover, Silva guided full time in English at one of the most sophisticated lodges of the Pantanal. All in all, In 2002, João  immersed himself in an intensive German language course at the Institute for International Communication in the University of Düsseldorf, Germany. Besides, Silva started an intensive French language studies at the French Institute in Düsseldorf. In addition to that, he traveled to many other countries. Altogether, he spent 4 years doing his studies in Europe. Consequently, with all his travels and languages, Silva surely is the most international and well-travelled of the many outstanding naturalist guides in Pantanal.
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