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At 85, Ney Matogrosso Turned Part of His Property Into a Permanent Wildlife Reserve

From Clarín · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Brazilian singer Ney Matogrosso maintains a 140-hectare property in Rio de Janeiro state, including about 80 hectares of protected Atlantic Forest.
  • More than 10,000 rescued wild animals have reportedly been returned to nature on the property over the years.
  • The private reserve also supports research and permanently restricts development incompatible with conservation.

Away from the lights, dressing rooms and intensity of the stage, Ney Matogrosso has spent decades pursuing a less familiar role: environmental conservation. The Brazilian singer maintains a roughly 140-hectare property in Sampaio Corrêa, a district of Saquarema in Rio de Janeiro state.

My intention was to protect the entire property.

· Ney MatogrossoHe described why he converted part of his private land into a permanent conservation reserve.

Two protected areas within the property cover about 80 hectares of Atlantic Forest, one of Brazil’s most diverse and threatened ecosystems. Part of the land received official recognition as a Private Natural Heritage Reserve, a designation that protects it permanently. The land remains privately owned, but its environmental status is recorded in the property documents and survives any future change of ownership.

“ My intention was to protect the entire property,” Matogrosso said. The reserve also serves as a release area for rehabilitated wildlife. In an interview with La Nación, he said, “More than 10,000 animals have already been returned to nature within the property.”

More than 10,000 animals have already been returned to nature within the property.

· Ney MatogrossoHe described the wildlife-release work carried out on the land over the years.

One area, known as RPPN Mato Grosso II, received recognition in 2008 and covers about 53 hectares. Later records connected to the singer indicated a second reserve, bringing the protected area to approximately 80 hectares. Native vegetation, natural water sources and habitats for regional wildlife remain on the property.

Drinking water directly from the springs is one of the greatest pleasures I have.

· Ney MatogrossoHe explained his personal connection to the reserve’s natural environment.

“Drinking water directly from the springs is one of the greatest pleasures I have,” the singer said. He also described the forest’s quiet as more rewarding than international travel. Since the early 2000s, he has expressed an intention to open part of the land to researchers and specialists working to protect threatened species. The designation bars future subdivisions, pasture or other ventures incompatible with conservation, while the property continues to support wildlife release and research.

The silence of the forest is better than any international trip.

· Ney MatogrossoHe described the tranquility he finds in the protected forest.
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