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Andre C. De Luca

Andre De Luca was born in São Paulo and is a true wildlife lover. He spent his childhood in close contact with the Atlantic Forest, always getting into the woods, swamps and restingas on he coastal area of the State.

Initially graduated in Business Administration, Andre decided to study Biology and follow his need to be in contact with nature. He was involved in a series of studies ranging from freshwater fish to gastropods, groups that gave him the honor in two described species (Hypsolebias delucai and Conus delucai). His passion for birds came to light about 20 years ago when he started to work with conservation at the NGO SAVE Brasil (BirdLife Internation partner) where, among other activities, he did extensive ornithological research in the cocoa plantation areas of southern Bahia. He is the author of the book “Important Bird Areas in Brazil – Part II: Amazon, Cerrado and Pantanal”, also published with SAVE Brasil.

Amongst his current professional activities, Andre has been working for more than 15 years as an environmental consultant and, consequently, he had the opportunity to travel extensively and visit all Brazilian biomes (specially Amazon), having then registered more than 1500 bird species in the national territory.

As a guide, Andre is always attentive to any detail in the landscape. From the tinyest land snails to the rarest and beautiful birds, his sharp eyes and ears are in constant search for news to show you!

He currently lives in Goiânia, capital of the State of Goiás, a city close to Brasília and inserted in the Cerrado of Central Brazil, where he is currently producing ornamental plants, especially cactus, terrestrial bromeliads and aroids!

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BBE dis a great job with this tour. The guide, Andre, is top-notch, really outstanding with the birds and with the guests. We stayed at pretty nice places and enjoyed surprisingly good food given the remoteness. Birding was a bit quiet (drought this year) but the quality was excellent and the final list was well beyond expectations. The pace as a bit aggressive for me personally, though others like it that way. All in all a fun trip to an exciting destination.

Stephen Chance

Another excellent trip with BBE ! Starting from the timely, comprehensive and informative pre-trip communication with Joanna to the outstanding birding skills by Andre who perfectly catered for everyone's wish when having detected a special bird - wow, that was indeed more than a 5-star birding experience! Looking forward to discover even more of Brazil's wonderful fauna and flora during the next trip!

Stephan Popp

We warmly thank all the Brazil Birding Experts team for our memorable 30 days custom tour in Brazil !
Everything was just perfect : pre-trip exchanges for the preparation of the itinerary, management of last-minute changes, remote assistance where we were not guided and of course our three different guides, Andre De Luca (12 days in the Manaus area), Bruno Renno (3 days in Itatiaia NP) and Daniel Mello (2 days around Rio de Janeiro).
They were all top birders, knowing perfectly songs and calls, top spotters and perfect travel companions for us and our children (13 and 15 years-old), always ready to adapt the initial plans to improve our bird and mammal list. We will be so happy to travel again with them when we will be back in Brazil !

Laurent Veyrunes

Our tour guide André de Luca was outstanding. An incredibly sharp birder, a great organizer and moreover a very sympathecic person. If you ever get him as a bird guide, you should feel very lucky.

Jon Erling Krabbe

I must admit that I was a bit worried when our friends at Brazil Birding Experts had to find a new tour leader / guide after the itinerary had been agreed. However, I needn't have worried at all. Andre de Luca was absolutely outstanding - sharp ears and eyes, knowing all the bird calls, and excellent skills for making sure we all saw the birds. On top of that, he was in complete control of the logistics and he was very pleasant company as well. In short, Andre was the perfect tour leader and guide for our group!

Ulrik Andersen

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