Our partner: Projeto CAPA
A fence that keeps capybaras safe
Founded in São Paulo in 2020 by Mariana Aidar, after she saw capybaras tangled in trash along the Pinheiros River. The team frees animals from litter, checks their health and finds homes for injured pets.
In 2024, with the company Belgo, they built a protective fence along the Marginal Pinheiros, one of the city's busiest roads.
- capybaras watched over
- ~120
- road deaths, 2023 → 2026
- 15 → 1
- of protective fence
- 2 km
Sources: IstoÉ, 2023 · Compre Rural, Sept 2026
Meet the Happy Capy crew