About Alegria
A partnership,
underwriting one
country very carefully.
Our brief
The thesis, in plain English.
Two things are converging in Brazil. First, premium residential stock in Rio and the Northeast is undersupplied - particularly in the addresses foreign capital cares about. Second, the short-let market has matured: digital nomads, mid-term executives and family travel now reliably fill the months that used to be empty.
Alegria sits between those two facts. We acquire well-located residential property, underwrite it on a long-let basis, then operate it under our own short-let brand for the bonus yield. It is not a complicated model. It needs to be operated by people who know the buildings.
We are small on purpose. Two partners. Three markets. Four projects in the ground. Investors who have come back for a second deal.
The partners
Two principals. No layers.
Every conversation, every closing and every quarterly call happens with one of us in the room.
David Hekkers
Managing Partner · Real Estate & Operations
Twelve years operating residential and hospitality assets in Latin America. Leads sourcing, development and the day-to-day operating company.
Krisztian Barta
Managing Partner · Legal & Investment Structuring
Advises international investors and startups investing into Brazil. Builds the holding structures, drafts the fund docs and runs investor relations.
How we work
Three principles we will not negotiate on.
We invest first.
Alegria principals always hold equity in every project. If we are not in, we are not selling it.
We operate every building.
No third-party property managers. The team that signs the deed hires the housekeeper.
We report quarterly.
Every investor receives the same operating data we use ourselves - within thirty days of quarter end.
Closing Timeline
Soft close Q4 2026. First close Q1 2027. Let's talk.
SPV vehicles and structure set up
Fundraising opens · data room live
First close · Ipanema Premium STR Flat and Nomad Studios acquired
Phase II offered to Phase I members first
Coffee in Rio?
We are in Rio most weeks. If you happen to be passing through, write to us and we will save a table.