{"id":10541,"date":"2024-09-04T15:42:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T15:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/quem-somos\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:10:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:10:03","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center margin-10\"><strong>Zoo Santo In\u00e1cio was born from the dream of a family passionate about Nature<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-78734e31bb618118e1739fd6387266ce wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#593335\"><strong>In 1997, Roberto Guedes began building an innovative zoological park, surrounded by a unique nature, which would bring society and wildlife closer together.<\/strong><br>For 3 years, the land in Avintes that belonged to the Guedes family from Quinta da Aveleda was transformed into a large set of natural habitats that would host various animal species. On June 1, 2000, Quinta de Santo In\u00e1cio opened its doors with the main objective of conserving and preserving endangered species and involving its visitors in this great mission.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped gallery-deco wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-id=\"10373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-1.webp\" alt=\"Roberto Guedes\" class=\"wp-image-10373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-1.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-1-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-1-50x50.webp 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-id=\"10376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-2.webp\" alt=\"Roberto Guedes\" class=\"wp-image-10376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-2.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-2-50x50.webp 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" data-id=\"10378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-3.webp\" alt=\"Roberto Guedes\" class=\"wp-image-10378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-3.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-3-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/roberto-guedes-3-50x50.webp 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section  class=\"timeline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"has_frame\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2000.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2000<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Opening of the largest zoological park in northern Portugal<\/strong>, at the time called Quinta de Santo In\u00e1cio.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2005.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2005<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The park becomes a member of EAZA<\/strong> (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria).<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2006.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2006<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The park becomes a founding member of APZA<\/strong> (Portuguese Association of Zoos and Aquariums).<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2010.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2010<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Its name is changed to <strong>Zoo Santo In\u00e1cio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2012.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2012<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The City Council of Gaia awards a <strong>professional merit medal to the Zoo<\/strong>, in recognition of its role in conservation and environmental education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2013.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2013<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Integration of the <strong>Zoo into the Thoiry Group<\/strong>, owner of two other zoological parks in France.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"has_frame\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2014.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2014<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Creation of the African Savanna<\/strong>, a multi-species habitat.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"has_frame\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2015-1.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2015<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Building of the <strong>first glass tunnel<\/strong> in the Iberian Peninsula crossing a habitat of lions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2015-2.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2015<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Thoiry Group is now managed by the <strong>Ekkio investment fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2018.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2018<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Participation in <strong>\u201cPhoto Ark\u201d<\/strong>, a project by Joel Sartore for National Geographic.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2020.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2020<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Employees from Zoo Santo In\u00e1cio join several <strong>teams coordinating EEP programs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"has_frame\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2021.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2021<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Inauguration of the <strong>Lemurs Forest<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"has_frame\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2022-1.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2022<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Holding of the first <strong>Wild Lights festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2022-2.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2022<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Thoiry Group is now managed by the <strong>Kartesia investment fund<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"has_frame\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2023.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2023<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Opening of the <strong>Tropical World<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-image\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024.webp\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"timeline-col timeline-col-text\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"timeline-year\">2024<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Thoiry Group is committed to rebranding with the aim of internationalizing the brand, with the group now being called <strong>WOW \u2013 Worlds of Wild<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f8eedc\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container-limited\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>The Group<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center no-top-margin no-bottom-margin has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-aba9b23adf966131b0f831e1a73b2ec9 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#593335\"><strong>The international group WOW \u2013 World of Wild includes Zoo Santo In\u00e1cio, the WOW Safari Thoiry and the WOW Safari Peaugres, working together for the conservation of animal species.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image margin-10\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1576\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/o-grupo-2.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12809\" style=\"width:788px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/o-grupo-2.webp 1576w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/o-grupo-2-1024x592.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/o-grupo-2-768x444.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/o-grupo-2-50x29.webp 50w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/o-grupo-2-1536x888.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/o-grupo-2-767x443.webp 767w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/o-grupo-2-1440x832.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1576px) 100vw, 1576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eae1d2\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container container-padding\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-6 cms-inline-gallery wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"90\" height=\"83\" data-id=\"10383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eaza.png\" alt=\"EAZA\" class=\"wp-image-10383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eaza.png 90w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/eaza-50x46.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"165\" height=\"83\" data-id=\"10385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/apza.webp\" alt=\"APZA\" class=\"wp-image-10385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/apza.webp 165w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/apza-50x25.webp 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"47\" data-id=\"10387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icnf.png\" alt=\"ICNF\" class=\"wp-image-10387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icnf.png 150w, https:\/\/www.zoosantoinacio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/icnf-50x16.png 50w\" 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