What Matuete does

Matueté is a privately held, São Paulo-headquartered luxury travel agency founded in 2002 that designs and executes custom high-end itineraries for small private groups, primarily in Brazil and increasingly across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. The company serves three primary customer segments: affluent individuals and families seeking exclusive vacations and milestone celebrations, corporate clients organizing executive retreats, shareholder meetings, and team-building events, and sophisticated international travelers seeking authentic premium Brazil experiences, with a secondary inbound channel via a dedicated travel agent referral portal. The firm operates through three wholly-owned brands: the core Matueté tailor-made travel service, Matueté Villas for exclusive private villa rentals, and Matueté Bossa for celebration and corporate event travel, plus a dedicated Amazonia by Matueté sub-brand for Amazon cruise and jungle experiences.

The technology stack is intentionally minimal: there is no proprietary booking platform, no public API, no mobile applications, and no disclosed integrations, with the product delivered through multilingual content websites (Portuguese, English, French) and high-touch human-led itinerary design. The business model is a professional services/agency model that generates revenue through commissions on booked accommodations (hotels, exclusive private villas, lodges), experiences, transportation (including yacht and boat charters), and cruise charters, with on-ground host and concierge support during travel. Each trip is individually priced with no public rate cards, and the GTM motion is sales-led via direct website inquiries, email, and phone, supplemented by earned media coverage in luxury publications and a B2B travel agent referral network. The company carries no disclosed patents, holds no identified regulatory licenses beyond standard tourism operations, and has no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional investors.

Name

Matuete

Website

https://matuete.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Matueté is a São Paulo-based luxury travel agency founded in 2002 that creates and books custom high-end itineraries for affluent individuals, families, and corporate clients in Brazil and select international destinations, with three operating divisions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Luxury Travel Services

NAICS

Tour Operators (56152), Traveler Accommodation (7211), All Other Traveler Accommodation (721199)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Island, Beach & Resort Travel Agencies (THAKAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Luxury Villa Property Management & Concierge Services (THAMAEAJ), Villas & Luxury Estates (THAMAAAC), Lodging Booking & Accommodation Management (HSACAKAC)

Keywords

• Luxury travel planning
• Tailor-made itineraries
• Private villa rentals
• Corporate event travel
• Brazil travel agency

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Travel Planning and Booking Services: Full-service travel agency model creating custom itineraries for luxury travelers. Revenue generated through commissions from booked accommodations (hotels, villas, lodges), experiences, transportation, and cruise charters. Services include consultation, itinerary design, booking management, and on-ground support during travel.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Matueté is a luxury travel agency that investigates, creates, and executes fully customized travel plans for small private groups, primarily focused on Brazil with curated international extensions. Its core offering includes bespoke itinerary design, booking of premium accommodations, private villas, cruises, transportation, and on-ground support, delivered through a sales-led, high-touch consultation model. The company also operates specialized sub-brands for exclusive villa rentals (Matueté Villas) and celebration/corporate event travel (Matueté Bossa).

Product overview

Matuete is a luxury travel agency and tour operator specializing in tailor-made travel experiences for small private groups. The company operates through three main offerings: Tailor Made Travel (core custom itinerary planning), Matuete Villas (exclusive private villa portfolio), and Matuete Bossa (celebration and corporate event travel). Additional services include Amazon river cruises, pre-designed itineraries, yacht charters, and private host accompaniment. The company covers destinations primarily in Brazil with expansion to international locations including Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tailor Made Travel Customized luxury travel planning service for small private groups, specializing in bespoke multi-destination itineraries across Brazil and worldwide destinations. Includes consultation, accommodation and experience booking, transportation, and on-ground support, targeted at affluent individuals, families, and corporate clients.
• Matueté Villas A curated portfolio of exclusive private villas and vacation rentals throughout Brazil, many operated exclusively by Matueté, providing premium accommodation for luxury travelers in destinations such as Trancoso, Angra dos Reis, Búzios, and other Brazilian coastal and countryside locations.
• Matueté Bossa Specialized division dedicated to celebration travel experiences, including weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, family reunions, and corporate events such as incentive trips, leadership retreats, shareholder meetings, and team-building journeys worldwide.
• Amazonia by Matueté

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Amazon ClippercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2017Recommended cruise operator for Amazon River experiences. Amazon Clipper Premium boat is offered as a group cruise option for Rio Negro and Solimões River itineraries. Partnership provides diversified product offering for Amazon jungle exploration.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• TCS World Travel: US-based luxury custom journey operator offering private international trips for affluent individuals, families, and corporate incentive groups. Direct competitor in the high-end custom and corporate-celebration segments that overlap with Matueté Bossa's enterprise mandate.
• Quintessentially Travel: UK-based luxury concierge and travel brand offering bespoke trips and lifestyle services to UHNW members globally. Overlaps with Matueté's luxury concierge, exclusive-property access, and dedicated-traveler relationship model.
• Scott Dunn: UK luxury tour operator delivering tailor-made vacations to premium destinations worldwide with private guides and exclusive villa access. Closely comparable for the high-end tailor-made and villa-based product overlap with Matueté Villas and the core custom itinerary offering.
• Trufflepig Travel: UK boutique luxury travel agency curating tailor-made trips with a focus on rare experiences and exclusive properties. Comparable boutique scale, design-led positioning, and exclusive villa/supplier relationships overlapping Matueté's value proposition.
• Audley Travel: UK-headquartered tailor-made luxury travel agency employing country-specialist destination experts to design bespoke trips for affluent travelers. Closest functional analogue to Matueté's core tailor-made travel model with similar sales-led, high-touch service approach.
• Black Tomato: London-based luxury travel company specializing in bespoke, tailor-made itineraries for HNW clients including "Get Lost" experiential trips. Direct competitor in the bespoke-luxury niche, also recognized in Condé Nast Traveller and Travel + Leisure A-List style rankings.
• Journey Latin America: UK-based travel company specializing exclusively in tailor-made trips throughout Latin America including Brazil. Most direct regional overlap with Matueté for inbound English-speaking luxury demand to Brazil and South America.
• Remote Lands: US-based luxury tour operator specializing in private, tailor-made Asia and emerging-market trips for affluent clients. Comparable for the experiential-luxury, private-guide, and exotic-destination positioning mirroring Matueté's international expansion beyond Brazil.
• Kensington Tours: Canada-based luxury tour operator creating custom private guided trips worldwide for affluent travelers. Direct competitor operating with similar commission-based travel-designer model and global destination coverage overlapping Matueté's international destinations.

Emerging players

• JourneyOne Travel / South American specialists: Regional Latin America–focused luxury trip operators offering custom Brazil itineraries to international visitors. Directly competing for inbound Brazil luxury demand but with broader Peru/Andean focus rather than a villa-owning agency model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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