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Students visit IBGE Ecological Reserve on its 50th anniversary
December 10, 2025 05h04 PM | Last Updated: December 16, 2025 09h35 AM
With curious eyes and many questions, students from the public school system of the Federal District visited the IBGE Ecological Reserve (Recor) this Tuesday (19), during the celebrations of its 50th anniversary.
The children arrived receiving kits from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) with maps, notepads, pens and a special launch for the reserve's celebrations: three paper toys of the local animals — the Soldadinho bird, a puma and a maned wolf.
Michella Reis, an analyst from the Institute, was the one who welcomed the groups and showed them around the reserve. "They learn about environmental awareness in the classroom in a theoretical way, but here they can see, touch, ask questions, and observe all this nature around them."
The activities took place in the morning and afternoon shifts and were coordinated by the IBGEeduca team, from the Center for Information Documentation and Dissemination (CDDI/CCS), as explained by journalist Agláia Tavares. “We bring these activities closer to the students, showing them the IBGE content in their own language. I am glad to see their response.”
Librarian and educator Soymara Santos also helped with the activities. "It's very important, since the earliest grades, to have contact with geographic and statistical data, which enriches environmental awareness from childhood."
The novelty was the website "Names of Brazil," launched in November of this year, where students could see the position of their names in the national ranking. They also visited, with the reserve's biologists, the fauna and flora exhibit, and took a walk along one of the trails, accompanied by guides and environmental police.
Wellington Pereira, a teacher from one of the groups, praised this type of initiative. “They enjoy leaving the classroom and experiencing these things that enrich their school and personal lives.”
Teacher Idjane Magalhães reinforced her colleague's statement: “Everyone is excited, and so are we. It's a way to raise environmental awareness in the school community, which is so necessary today.”
