About us

Who are we? It's a long story! I was never a good narrator, but this probably will give you an idea how it all began...
Franbrasil was born in the head of a 25 year old Frenchman whom after having crossed the Atlantic ocean alone in a sailboat decided to continue his venture and discover Latin America.  This entrepreneur, Sylvain Lanctin, born near Paris, France graduated from the National School of the French Merchant Navy with the title Officer 1st Class.  After several years exploring different destinations it was a trip through Venezuela that made him realize he had found what he was seeking.  At the age of 28, and with the help of a Brazilian friend Roberto Marco Nunes, he decided to take the plunge.  Sylvain quit his job in France to create his own company in Latin America and peruse a lifelong dream to have a fascinating career in tourism.  While roaming the highest peaks in the Andes Mountains (more than 5000 meters) in his 30 year old Jeep he discovered these small mountain villages lost in time.  Places like Los Pueblos del Sur where the people still live a simple life of agriculture and farming meager crops or the vast low-lying marshy savannah plains of Los Llanos where alligators are more abundant than mosquitoes.  Imagine standing at the edge of the only road that crosses this vastness and realizing you’re surrounded by more than 20 alligators on all sides!  Imagine the region of La Gran Sabana in southern Venezuela and the spectacular tepui, sleeping under the stars at the base of a waterfall several hundred meters high and being isolated more than 24 hours away from the nearest asphalt road.  Imagine being awake with the local people in the middle of the night.  Imagine Lake Maracaibo and houses built over the water where to cross the street you must swim or take a boat.  Imagine the Caribbean coast and the Canary Islands where sea turtles not frightened by man and will eagerly eat from your hand.

VENEZUELA is a paradise, where nature is still intact and magnificent.  This is why I decided to explore the passion I feel for this country, its people and its environment.