Exploring New Horizons for Life on Earth
We started with a boat, a dream, and a deep desire to live differently.
Over the years, Piratas do Amor has evolved into a floating collective - where sailboats become our classrooms, playgrounds, and means of reconnection.
What we do today is shaped by what we believe:
to live with curiosity, courage, and creativity.
That love is not a feeling, but a compass.
To belong to something greater.
We don’t just sail - we shape culture at sea.
"In terms of spaceship Earth, the wrong crew is in command, and it’s time for a mutiny."
Why Pirates, you may ask?
The pirates of the Golden Age didn’t just break rules - they rewrote them.
They dared to dream of freer, fairer worlds.
We carry their spirit into a new era - not with violence, but with courage, creativity, and love as our guiding star.
We stand with those ready to break with convention and co-create something better - beyond extraction, beyond burnout, beyond fear.
We’re not here to abandon the world. We’re here to reimagine it.
Why Love?
Love is the most transformative force we know.
It builds trust, bridges divides, and inspires meaningful action.
We choose love - not as romance or idealism, but as daily practice.
It shapes how we serve, how we speak, how we lead, and how we hold conflict.
It’s what binds us - from the way we raise sails to the way we hold space.
Why Sailing Ships?
Sailing ships slow us down. They wake us up.
They strip away distraction and reconnect us to what’s real - our bodies, our instincts, the elements, and each other.
At sea, everything teaches: The wind, the waves, the creak of the hull - all become part of a living curriculum.
We learn presence. We practice teamwork. We navigate uncertainty with grace.
Every voyage becomes a rite of passage - reminding us that to sail is to surrender, and to surrender is to grow.
Beyond the Horizon
Our work doesn’t end when we reach land.
We host immersive gatherings, give talks, share tools, and support others in building lives of presence and purpose - wherever they are.
Whether crossing oceans or holding circles in the rainforest, our mission remains the same:
To ignite a culture of love, regeneration, and wild aliveness - and to invite others to live it with us.
From the Logbook: Pirate Voyage with Tilvera in Lofoten
"Piratas do Amor are liberated souls, strong in spirit, and captains of their own destinies. For me, a 'pirate' is epitomized by the two beautiful humans, Raissa and Christof, as they navigate the seas. 'Do Amor' signifies their life philosophy grounded in the abundant love that surrounds us—an abundance often overlooked, unheard, and unfelt. Sailing amidst authentic souls, adrift with an endless horizon, submitting to nature's command is, to me, the journey back to our genuine human essence."
Ellyn, The Netherlands, 2023
The Crew
Piratas do Amor was founded in 2018 in Brazil by Raissa Teles and Christof Brockhoff.
What began as a 33-foot sailboat and a dream became four years of experimenting with life at sea - hosting intimate journeys of transformation, community, and creativity.
To deepen the mission, they both trained at the Enkhuizer Zeevaartschool in the Netherlands, mastering traditional seamanship to carry their work further.
Today, they collaborate with tall ships, regenerative projects, and aligned partners across the globe - from Brazil to Ibiza and the Arctic - bringing the spirit of Piratas do Amor to new waters, new hearts, and new possibilities.
Raissa Teles
Born in São Paulo.
Studied business. Found purpose in presence.
Facilitates transformation, guides with heart.
First mate for tallships. Ocean is her temple.
Co-stewards TIWA, a village growing in the rainforest.
Forever learning. Deeply listening. Always loving.
Christof Brockhoff
Born in Liechtenstein.
Studied entrepreneurship. Dropped out.
Co-founded Ideenkanal, incubating social innovation in the Alps.
Co-founded TIWA, growing a regenerative village in São Paulo’s rainforest.
First mate on tallships. Big heart, wide horizon.