When Itanhaem local Anselmo Arruda inherited his childhood home after the passing of his parents he had only one thing in mind – namely, to transform the house that he grew up in into a community resource and give it to the skateboarders, musicians, artists and disadvantaged youth of his hometown.
The project began in 2010 with the simple addition of one ledge to his back yard for his own use. As word spread, the Caverna House project took on a life of its own with the local scene pitching in to develop the idea.
Soon Anselmo, with the help of his friends, had removed all the furniture from inside his property, removed internal walls and begun the process of turning what had been a normal residence into something altogether remarkable.

Five years after the initial ledge was completed, Anselmo’s house is now known locally as the ‘Coletivo Caverna’ with the entire house made skateable, both indoors and out, and Anselmo and his crew providing skateboarding, music and artistic learning opportunities for any local kids who are keen to get involved.

Anselmo and the Coletivo Caverna crew have created something truly special here and have asked us to help them share what they’ve achieved with the wider skateboard community.

For anybody interested in getting involved and/or donating to their cause you can go to their Facebook page by clicking this link

Now turn the page and watch Tiago Gerolamo’s amazing video documenting the goings on at the Caverna Skate House.
Truly life-affirming stuff…