Abando

Abando was the first furry convention to be held annually in Brazil. It was founded in 2008, and occurred during the Brazilian Carnival. The last event was in 2016, with 87 campers.

History
The event was conceived in a discussion thread between members of a local Brazilian forum Furry Brasil back in 2007. In this discussion WToboe, Reyres, and Ekevoo started to put the idea together and the first thought about having a camping convention was proposed. A year later, Reyres assembled the first team of six volunteers and Abando was founded on the second day of February of 2008.

The camp focused in outdoor activities such as Frisbee (Flying disc), foam bat battles, water-balloon rugby, lake swim and camp-fire, but also having other activities such as drawing workshops, board games and movie nights. The staff members were responsible to prepare three meals a day to the campers. The event was held at Toboe's farm until 2011, when the demand of furries was far beyond the site capacity. In 2012, Abando moved to a state park called Intervales, where attendance kept increasing until reaching the site capacity again in 2014. Aside from Abando activities, the meals were now prepared through a third-party company and furries could also enjoy guided tours through natural caves. The last year on Intervales was in 2015, when Abando announced it was moving from the park.

Abando commented in one of their channels that their the site for 2016 was a school camp, and it could held the triple of attendees as it was in Intervales, estimated in 140 spots.

Guests of Honour
The Guests of Honour of Abando have been:
 * 2008: Tiamat
 * 2009: Yanazaki
 * 2010: Carykaiba
 * 2011: Fificat (invited, but cancelled at the last minute)
 * 2012: none
 * 2013: Potoroo
 * 2014: none
 * 2015: none
 * 2016: Tempe O'Kun and Marlon Cores

Location
With the growth of Abando in 2012, the convention moved to Intervales State Park, a nature reserve. The location is still in the same state in São Paulo, but is 260 kilometers from the capital city. Intevales State Park has natural cascades, caves and critters. For 2016, Abando moved to Monjolinho School Camp in São Pedro. Monjolinho has housing, a restaurant, a pool, a sports field and a meeting room.

Mascot
Introduced as official mascot in 2015, Oby (Green in Tupi-Guarani) is an Teiú or Tegu, a species of lizard, native to Central and South America.

Leadership
Abando has one chairman and eight organizers:
 * Reyres - Chairman (2008-2011, 2016)
 * Aniki Geelong - overall leader (2012-2015, Activities from 2009)
 * Ekevoo - Subscriptions, Website, Treasurer (2008-Present)
 * Koush - Activities, Treasurer (2010-Present)
 * Loba Teimosa - General help staff (2011-Present)
 * Silverbolt - Video producer and kitchen manager in 2011 (2011-Present)
 * Tanuki Gokuhi - Marketing, Activities, Website and Coordinator (2009-Present)
 * Toboe - Activities (2008-Present)

Old leadership

 * Dragarahn - Multimedia manager (2009-2010)
 * Flam - Activities, help staff (2012-2012)
 * Henrik - General help staff and event planner (2013-2013)
 * Josepp - Kitchen help staff (2011-2011)
 * Koga Silver Dragon - Activities, help staff (2012-2012)
 * Casshan - Law (2013-2015)
 * White Raccoon - Developer (2013-2015)
 * Jrrhack label - Print producer and treasure hunt event (2008-2015)

Trivia
All vacancies for the event in 2015 were sold out in 37 minutes.