We are an independent asset manager focused on real assets, active across real estate, credit, equities, and multi-strategy investments.
Real people, real assets.
Explore our areas of expertise and the strategy behind each investment approach
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Rio Bravo is an independent asset manager founded in 2000 by Paulo Bilyk and Gustavo Franco — former Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil and chief architect of the Plano Real.
Our purpose is to connect real people to real assets through disciplined, fundamentals-driven management focused on generating sustainable value.
We manage R$13.2 billion in assets in Brazil for investors of all sizes — individual and institutional, domestic and international.
We operate through three investment strategies:
Beyond asset management, we offer specialized services for institutional and individual investors, including:
We also develop investment solutions for institutional investors, tailored to each client's needs.
This allows us to deliver a complete offering — from asset origination to portfolio management and customization — always aligned with each investor's objectives and profile.
Rio Bravo offers:
Explore our funds page to see all available options.
Yes. Rio Bravo has a dedicated vertical serving institutional investors — including EFPC pension funds, RPPS public pension plans, insurance companies, and family offices. Our Investment Solutions vertical was launched in 2022 and quickly reached R$1.8 billion in assets under management, delivering strategies tailored to each entity's investment policy and risk profile. Contact our team to discuss the solution best suited to your profile.
Yes. Our Investment Solutions vertical develops strategies that match assets with the long-term liabilities of institutional investors. We work with exposure to IMA-B, IPCA+, CDI, and equities — tailored to each client's duration horizon, regulatory requirements, and risk profile. Our portfolio management team is directly involved throughout the development process.
Rio Bravo holds an 'AMP-2 (Strong)' rating assigned by S&P Global Ratings. This rating evaluates the quality of our investment processes, corporate governance, risk controls, operational capacity, and team stability. It is one of the objective criteria most widely used by investment committees at large allocators during due diligence — and an external indicator of the strength of our operational independence.
We hold technical meetings with the portfolio managers responsible for each strategy. We provide investment policies, fund regulations, performance history, portfolio composition, and compliance documentation. For more complex mandates, we structure customized presentations and recurring follow-up meetings. The process is conducted with the same transparency we require from the assets we manage.
