Career

2026

• Mario Haberfeld is recognized as Social Entrepreneur 2026 by the Schwab Foundation Awards

2025

• Onçafari is recognized as Best Environmental and Sustainability NGO in Brazil
• Mario Haberfeld is recognized as Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the Folha de S.Paulo Award
• Launch of the Jaguar Rivers Initiative
• Mario Haberfeld is recognized as an Unsung Hero by the LATA Awards
• Release of Valente, the first tapir returned to the wild by Onçafari

2024

• Onçafari is recognized as one of the 100 Best NGOs in Brazil
• Release of the jaguar Xamã in the Amazon
• Anti-Fire Fundraising Campaign – Recupera Pantanal

2023

• Release of the documentary “Diary of a Jaguar” on GloboPlay
• Release of the documentary Deserts and Grasslands – Planet Earth III (BBC and Onçafari): Cerrado/maned wolf
• Arrival of the jaguar Xamã at the Thaimaçu reintroduction enclosure in the Amazon
• Launch of the Friend of the Jaguar Project
• Capture of Guirigó, the first melanistic jaguar ever captured in Onçafari’s history

2020

• Acquisition of Santa Sofia Reserve
• Isa, the first jaguar successfully reintroduced, becomes a grandmother

2019

• Jatobazinho is reintroduced in Argentina
• Pandora and Vivara are released into the wild in the Amazon
• Acquisition of Onçafari’s first privately owned land in the Amazon
• Arrival of Jatobazinho at the Caiman Pantanal reintroduction center

2018

• Birth of the first cubs of Isa and Fera
• Jaguars Pandora and Vivara are transferred to the Amazon reintroduction enclosure after being rescued as cubs in 2016
• Rescue of Jatobazinho, a male jaguar
• First radio collar placed on a maned wolf at Trijunção Lodge
• Launch of the book The Jaguar in Pantaneiro Culture by WCP Publishing
• First melanistic jaguar identified by Onçafari in the Cerrado – Trijunção Lodge
• Beginning of Onçafari’s work in the Cerrado in partnership with Trijunção Lodge

2017

• Launch of the book Panthera Onca: In the Shadow of the Forests by Avis Brasilis
• Beginning of Onçafari’s work in the Amazon in partnership with Thaimaçu Lodge

2016

• Isa and Fera are returned to the wild; the world’s first successful jaguar reintroduction by Onçafari
• Launch of the documentary Jaguars: Brazil’s Super Cats, BBC
• Beginning of Onçafari’s work in the Atlantic Forest in partnership with Velocitta, Mogi Guaçu

2015

• Launch of Alma Selvagem, published by Avis Brasilis, portraying the moments and experiences that inspired Mario Haberfeld to found Onçafari
• Isa and Fera are transferred to the Onçafari reintroduction enclosure at Caiman Pantanal

2014

• Launch of the documentary Jaguar: Closer Than You Can Imagine, WCP/Marca D’Água First documentary about Onçafari’s work
• Rescue of Isa and Fera, jaguar sisters, in the Pantanal

2013

• Discovery of the first jaguar den with cubs of Esperança: Ypi, Savana, and Gaia

2011

• First radio collar placed on a jaguar (Chuva) by the Onçafari team
• Foundation of Onçafari in Miranda/MS at Caiman Pantanal

2008
• ALMS com a Embassy Racing em Barcelona e Monza

2007
• ALMS Corrida com Embassy Racing em Interlagos, 2º Lugar

2006

• GrandAm Rolex Series
• Fernandez Racing
• Pole Position, 2 Vitórias, 3 Podiums

2005
• Rocketsports Racing, Walker Racing Conquest Racing

2004
• Champ Car World Series com a equipe Walker Racing
• 7th place among the Top 10, Best result: 4th place, Toronto.

2003

• Champ Car World Series com a equipe Mi-Jack Conquest Racing
• 11 dentre os 10 melhores, 3 top 5 finishes, 1 volta mais rápida
• Best results: 4th in St. Pete, 5th in Laguna Seca, Miami

2002
• International F3000 with Astromega

2001
• International F3000 with Supernova

2000
• International F3000 with Fortec

1999

• International F3000 with McLaren
• Formula 1 test driver with McLaren
• Formula 1 test driver with Stewart Grand Prix

1998

• British Formula 3, Champion
• 6 wins, 6 pole positions

1997
• British Formula 3, 2 wins

1996
• Formula Renault Eurocup

1995 • Formula Ford Inglesa, Champion
• Brands Hatch Formula Ford World Festival, Runner-up

1994
• Formula Ford Brazil
• Formula Ford England

1993
• Formula Pakalolo Championship, Champion
• São Paulo Kart Championship, Champion

1992
• Pan American Formula K, 3rd place
• São Paulo Kart Championship

1991
• Started in karting in Brazil

1976

• Date of birth: January 25, 1976
• Relationship status: Married
• Residence: Key Biscayne, Florida; São Paulo, Brazil
• Nationality: Brazilian