The Organization of Permaculture and Art (OPA) was created in 2004 by multicultural artists and educators of diverse backgrounds who combine their passion and belief in the arts and permaculture to offer sustainable solutions while empowering people and their communities. OPA is based in the city of Salvador, capital city of the state of Bahia, in the northeastern coast of Brazil. OPA emerged from the desire of combining permaculture and arts in order to build bridges between cultural, social and environmental sustainability in the urban setting.

We are in the process of establishing a center in Salvador to demonstrate innovative urban permaculture models and function as a multi-purpose art space. We started our activities with “Circo Agua Viva”, a project of environmental education through circus arts and educational theater with underprivileged children and at-risk youth in Salvador.
Link to OPA’s website: www.opabrasil.org
Day of the Circo Agua Viva environmental circus public performance

Urban kids connecting with nature during Circo Agua Viva Project

Teaching trapeze during Circo Agua Viva project

Outdoor circus class. Making juggling balls out of sand on the coast of Salvador

Stilt-walking workshop with underprivileged children in Bahia