History
Our Team
Our staff is multi-national and multi-lingual, made up of the best talent from around the world. We have members fluent in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese.
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Juliana Guzman – Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer Juliana Guzman is one of the founders of Rio Exclusive. She was born in Colombia to a family involved in the real estate industry. Using the experience of working with her family as a foundation, she went on to improve her business skills by studying Financial Administration and International Relations in London. Juliana has since lived in the United States, France, Spain and Brazil. She is fluent in Spanish, English, Portuguese and French. Her extensive international experience and the wide range of contacts she has accumulated gave her the basis on which to create Rio Exclusive in 2007 and build it into the number one luxury accommodation service in Rio de Janeiro. |
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Gabriel Leveau - Destination Manager & Partner Gabriel was born in Paris and has lived in Salvador, São Paulo, Paris, Ciudad Real, Valencia, Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre. Holds a Bachelor's Degree in Tourism from the Catholic University of São Paulo, an MBA in Controllership and has attended an intensive Bar examination preparatory law course, seaking to obtain a thorough set of skills as an entrepreuneur. Speaking english, french, spanish and portuguese fluently, he is ahead of the company alongside with Juliana. He has been granted this position after two years working in the heart of the company, dealing with the full spectrum of its business models, namely short, mid and long-term rentals, concierge services and sales, which involves dealing with and caring about clients and owners, in parallel. He does a solid work presently managing the Commercial team and other areas of the company. |
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Linda Bakker - Commercial Assistant Linda Bakker is the commercial assistant. She studied International Business and Management studies at the University of Applied Sciences, in the Netherlands. She is responsible for all administrative work. Another responsibility is to assist the commercial team capturing new clients, mainly focusing in sales. Vera speaks 5 languages and is a very dynamic, motivated and committed young professional. |
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Vera - Legal Advisor Vera is a brazilian lawyer who graduated from the University Veiga de Almeida, specialized in Real Estate Law and is currently pursuing a post-graduate degree in "New Brazilian Civil Procedure and Legal Management" at IBMEC. Before coming to Rio Exclusive she worked as a civil and real estate attorney across several large law firms, where she became an expert in preventive advocacy and now works with legal matters pertaining to freestanding and leasehold residential properties, as well as condominiums and shopping centers. |
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Hugo - Digital Marketing Manager Hugo is French and holds both a Bachelor of Business Management from the Dublin Business School, and an MBA in International Marketing from ESG Paris. He joined Rio Exclusive to contribute his wealth of knowledge in digital marketing, leadership management, blog management and SEO techniques, in order to effectively market the Rio Exclusive brand. Hugo also conducts various market research to keep us fully informed of any opportunities or changes to markets concerning our company. |
With such a wide range of team members we are able to support all of our customers’ needs and deliver an exceptionally international experience at the same time that we are well grounded in the local market.