Rio de Janeiro · RJ
SEO and GEO agency · Backed by Google for Startups
The SEO agency for companies entering Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Netlinks helps foreign and multinational companies rank in Rio de Janeiro, a Brazilian market where oil and gas, tourism, media and technology all compete for the same search results. Keyword mapping, content, authority, technical SEO and structured data arrive ready for you to approve, tracked live in the App.
We work in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Headquarters in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
01Overview
SEO and GEO in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro · Rio de Janeiro · Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area
Entering the Rio de Janeiro market means competing for search demand that has been active in Brazil since long before your brand showed up locally. Rio de Janeiro is a Brazilian market where oil and gas, tourism, media and technology all compete for the same search results, and the buyer there compares options in Google, and increasingly inside ChatGPT and Gemini, before ever hearing your name.
Netlinks is an SEO and GEO agency built to bring foreign and multinational companies into the Brazilian market the right way: not a translated page, but a page built for the Rio de Janeiro buyer, in Portuguese, with the local proof points, structured data and authority signals that a Brazilian search engine and a Brazilian AI answer both look for. We have run this playbook since 2017, for more than 200 companies, generating over R$ 100 million in sales for clients.
The work runs on the same Netlinks App used for every client, in English, Portuguese and Spanish, with headquarters in Belo Horizonte and structure in London, Santiago and Panama City. The team meets you remotely, on your time zone, for the diagnosis, plan presentation and quarterly review, with daily tracking in the App and on WhatsApp.
02Local industries
Who searches here, and what they search for
Oil, gas and energy
Operators and suppliers in the oil and gas chain drive low-volume, highly technical searches with a very high contract value, decided by a specialized buyer.
Tourism and hospitality
Zona Sul and the coastline live on seasonal, high-intent search disputed by hotels, inns and tour operators all year round, much of it from outside the city.
Media and production companies
Barra da Tijuca and Jardim Botânico host production houses and media companies competing on editorial authority and AI-answer presence.
Technology and fintech
A growing cluster of startups and fintechs in Barra and Porto Maravilha, competing nationally on technology and financial-services terms.
Financial services and insurance
The historic Centro still hosts financial and insurance headquarters competing on technical terms with a long decision cycle.
Port logistics
The port district and surrounding area sustain logistics operators and importers with low-volume, high-ticket B2B search.
03Service model
How we work with you
Remote meetings, headquartered in Belo Horizonte. In-person visits are reserved for Belo Horizonte and São Paulo; for Rio de Janeiro the diagnosis, plan and quarterly review happen by video call, on your time zone.
A senior consultant owns your account from the first diagnosis through the quarterly review, with the full team executing behind them. You approve every deliverable before it goes live.
24-hour support with Alfred, the artificial intelligence that runs our delivery queue and answers on WhatsApp any time, with the human team in the same thread.
We also serve the wider Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, and, from Brazil, companies across the United States, the United Kingdom, Chile and Spain, in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
04Market entry
What it takes to rank in Rio de Janeiro as a foreign company
A translated homepage does not rank in Rio de Janeiro. Google and the AI models both weigh local signals: a Portuguese-language page written for the local buyer, a Brazilian address and phone number in structured data, links and mentions from outlets the local market actually reads, and proof that you understand the regulatory and business context of Brazil.
Three things separate a market-entry SEO project that works from one that stalls:
- Local keyword mapping. The terms a Rio de Janeiro buyer types are rarely a literal translation of the terms your home-market buyer uses. Mapping starts from Brazilian search data, not from your existing site structure.
- Content written for the destination market, not translated. A content marketing agency with local writers produces pages that read as native Portuguese, with local currency, units and references.
- Structured data and authority anchored in Brazil. Structured data that states a Brazilian entity, address and service area, plus links and press coverage in outlets your Rio de Janeiro buyer actually reads, through our authority practice.
05Scope
What an SEO agency in Rio de Janeiro needs to deliver
The scope below is what a serious market-entry project in Rio de Janeiro requires, regardless of your sector.
Diagnosis with real local competition
A technical audit and keyword map built against the companies that actually compete for your term in Rio de Janeiro, not a global average. See SEO audit.
Native Portuguese content
Service pages, guides and answer content written by someone who understands the local buyer, not translated from your home-market copy.
Authority in outlets Brazil reads
Link building and digital PR through Atômico Press, in the outlets your Rio de Janeiro buyer actually follows. See link building agency.
Technical SEO for a new market
Hreflang, canonical structure and site architecture set up correctly from day one, so Google treats the Brazilian pages as a first-class market. See technical SEO.
GEO and AI monitoring
Presence in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity and Copilot answers to Portuguese-language questions, tracked by model.
Live reporting in the App
Rankings, traffic and AI citations for the Brazilian market, visible in the same dashboard as every other market you run.
06Decision
When SEO in Rio de Janeiro is worth the investment
It pays off when real search demand for your category already exists in Rio de Janeiro and a local or international competitor is already capturing it. The diagnosis shows this in numbers before any proposal: search volume, who ranks today, and the size of the opportunity.
Three signals that it is time, common to companies entering Brazil through Rio de Janeiro:
- Paid search alone is not sustainable. Auction costs for a new entrant in a competitive Brazilian market climb fast. Organic is what holds acquisition cost down once the paid campaign ends.
- The local page exists but was translated, not built. A page that reads as translated loses the local buyer's trust before it loses the ranking.
- A competitor already localized and started ranking. Authority built in Brazil compounds, and the earlier you start, the cheaper it is to catch up.
If you already have a local team and only need technical direction, that is SEO consulting. If you want the whole market-entry operation run for you, that is the SEO agency.
07Coverage
Districts and neighboring cities
Districts
- Barra da Tijuca
- Botafogo
- Centro
- Porto Maravilha
- Copacabana
- Ipanema
- Recreio dos Bandeirantes
- Jardim Botânico
- Tijuca
- Zona Portuária
Neighboring cities we serve
- Niterói
- Duque de Caxias
- Nova Iguaçu
- São Gonçalo
- Petrópolis
- Volta Redonda
08Who leads
Who leads your project
The three of them own the process and manage the team on every account. No senior who shows up at kickoff and disappears: they sign off on the plan, review the work and talk to your team.
Digo Garcia
Founder and CAIO
Over 20 years in digital. Built and scaled Letras.mus.br, then worked at Méliuz and in the joint venture with Globo.com. Owns AI, technical SEO and engineering inside every project.
Letras.mus.br · Méliuz · Globo.com
André Mousinho
Chief SEO Officer
Comes from Rock Content, Tray/Locaweb and LWSA. Designs the keyword mapping, the content architecture and the GEO strategy that turns a brand into the answer.
Rock Content · Tray/Locaweb · LWSA
Gabriel Raposo
Chief Authority Officer
Comes from Ambev and Agibank. Owns link building, digital PR and the authority that holds up both rankings and citations inside AI answers.
Ambev · Agibank
And the team behind them: Nathália Barcala (cofounder and COO, governance), Roberto Murta (CTO), Marcelo Ligere (senior advisor, 30+ years, formerly Grupo Globo) and Alfred, the artificial intelligence that runs the day to day: delivery queue, reporting and 24/7 support on WhatsApp.
09Case studies
Results with a name, a number and a date
Real projects, with what was done and what changed. No generic charts and no promises of a position.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Do you serve companies with no office in Rio de Janeiro or in Brazil?
Yes, it is one of the most common projects we run. Netlinks handles the local keyword research, native Portuguese content, structured data and authority building that a company entering Brazil rarely has in-house, with meetings on your time zone.
Do you translate our existing pages or write new ones?
We write new pages for the Rio de Janeiro and Brazilian market. A translated page rarely ranks, because it misses the local keyword, the local proof points and the structured data a Brazilian search engine expects. See content marketing agency.
How long does it take to rank in Rio de Janeiro?
Long-tail terms and technical fixes usually move rankings in 30 to 60 days. Competitive head terms, especially against established local players, are a quarterly effort. The estimate comes out of the diagnosis, with volume and difficulty on the table.
Do you cover the whole Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, or just the city center?
We cover the full metro area, including Niterói, Duque de Caxias, Nova Iguaçu and the rest of the region, with the same scope and the same team.
Does the work include showing up in ChatGPT and Gemini answers, in Portuguese?
It does, in the same contract. Citable Portuguese-language content, structured data and citation monitoring across dozens of models sit in the same plan and the same report. See GEO: SEO for AI.
We already have a headquarters SEO team. How does this fit with them?
Netlinks runs the Brazil-specific work: local keyword mapping, native content, hreflang and Brazilian authority, while your headquarters team keeps ownership of global strategy. Priorities are agreed together and the queue is visible to everyone in the App.
How do I track what the agency is doing for the Brazilian market?
In the Netlinks App, 24 hours a day: rankings, traffic, AI citations and the delivery queue, with approval piece by piece. There is also a WhatsApp group with the team and with Alfred, our AI support layer.
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11Where we work
Brazilian roots, work delivered in three languages
Headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with structures in London, Santiago and Panama City. We run SEO and GEO programs for companies in the United States, the United Kingdom, Latin America and Spain.
Brazilian cities with a dedicated page
Countries
- United States
- Brazil
- United Kingdom
- Chile
- Spain
- Latin America
Languages
- English
- Portuguese
- Spanish
US accounts are run in English by the same senior team, in a compatible time zone.
Next step
Get a diagnosis of your case
Tell us what your company sells and to whom. One of the three looks at your scenario, points out what is holding organic back today and shows where we would start.
- A review of your site and your market, with no commitment
- An answer from a senior specialist within 24 business hours
- A direct conversation: what can be done, in what order and how deep
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