Pela Terra

Pela Terra is a sustainable agriculture investment platform operating in Portugal, combining regenerative farming practices with the country's Golden Visa residency-by-investment program. The fund restores degraded farmland across the Alentejo region, focusing on olive groves, almond orchards, and other sustainable farming operations that create local employment and contribute to Portugal's rural economy. Investors commit a minimum of €500,000 into a CMVM-regulated closed-end venture capital fund, which is professionally managed and deployed across diversified agricultural assets, targeting inflation-beating annual returns alongside real environmental impact. Beyond the financial and ecological dimensions, Pela Terra positions itself as a pathway to European citizenship: investors and their families (spouse, dependent children, and dependent parents) gain Portuguese residency status, requiring only minimal physical presence in the country, with eligibility for citizenship after ten years. The initiative reports over 260 American families onboarded and more than €85M in assets under management. It's worth noting that 'Pela Terra' also refers to a separate, unrelated biennial arts-and-ecology gathering held in Idanha-a-Velha (Beira Baixa), which brings together artists, musicians and communities around themes of land, ecology and cultural expression, and which has been active in opposing large-scale solar park developments in the region. This community-driven initiative operates independently from the investment fund, sharing only the name, and represents a distinct grassroots movement centered on territory, biodiversity and cultural rootedness rather than financial investment.