Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Anne Fontaine moved to France at the age of 20. Today she is a successful designer who has launched and developed her own brand, “Anne Fontaine”.
Throughout her personal and professional life, Anne Fontaine always showed a deep concern and appreciation for the environment. During her first 20 years in Brazil, she lived very close to nature. This allowed her to discover the virtues of the tropical forest, found in the daily lives of the Cariocas. In Europe, Anne Fontaine devoted herself to the protection of whales, especially in the Mediterranean Sea, before promoting eco friendly energies and materials in her company. Today, she’s decided to commit herself to the long-term goal of setting up a foundation for the Mata Atlântica.
The careful attention Anne Fontaine devotes to the green cause can also be explained, aside from the urgency of the matter, by her first hand knowledge of the region of Southern Bahia as well as the personal ties she has to the Brazilian Atlantic forest.
Her experience as a teenager living with the Canela Tribe in the Amazonian rainforest helped her to realize the strong and concrete interdependence between men and forests. Today, she wishes to give back to the forest by restoring the riches of the Atlantic rainforest of Brazil.
Anne Fontaine
