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real estate, shaped through
hospitality, strategy and design

what we do

Most hospitality projects are well-designed.

Few are truly coherent.

OARA operates at the intersection of brand, space, and operation — shaping hospitality assets that perform from the inside out.
 

We partner with developers, operators and investors who understand that misalignment between brand, space and operation doesn't just create friction - it erodes short and long-term value.

 precision with conceptual creativity makes them a valuable partner in projects where excellence is

non-negotiable. 

JOÃO AMARAl 
Director and Global Designer for Caribbean and Latin America at Marriott International 

 leadership is steady, her design thinking is sharp, and her presence always elevates the room. 

 RACHEL RATTERMAN
Principal at Lark Design Studio 

 through OARA, that same vision is amplified into a multidisciplinary consultancy that brings strategy, design, and precision to the heart of every project. 

  CATARINA CECCHINI 
 Experience Designer at especial projects at ITAÚ  

 a consultancy that thinks with precision, designs with emotion, and executes with clarity. 

  INÊS DUQUE DIAS  
  Head of communications and business
at Atelier Nini Andrade Silva   

 a strategic consultancy, the kind that turns real estate into meaning, and ambition into legacy. 

   LAIS HAUSCHILD COBRA   
 Independent Advisor for Branding and
Design Strategy   

 Having Jessica`s creativity on your team is a true asset. 

    DANIELA SANCHEZ  
 Manager at Iron House Real State   

 every challenge with clarity, always balancing cost constraints with design quality. 

     MARCOS LOURENÇO PIRES   
  Senior Project and Program Manager working
at GVLDA    

depth knowledge of the matter bringing to the table innovative ideas and solutions 

     MARCOS BASTOS    
  Partner at VOALB Ltda. 

she strikes the perfect balance between determination and flexibility, communication and observation, dreaming and doing. 

     MARGARIDA PORTO     
Founder, Business Development Manager & Marketing Operational Lead  

Jessica always found a way to make each project stand out by highlighting something unique about the location or the client. 

     FELIPE GOMIERO      
Senior Supervisor at INNOCEAN Brazil  

collaborative spirit that adds great value 

    LEONARDO HAMAM
Global Entrepreneur and Founder of Hamam Global Interior Solutions 

Her creativity is powerful and contagious! 

    JESSYCA PELISSON
Architecture Lead at Livance  

PROJECTS

hotel &
residences

From concept to opening, we align brand, space, and operation — so the experience is felt, not explained.

PROJECTS

Food &
beverage

A restaurant or bar is never just about food.
It is a brand experience - with a P&L.

The best F&B spaces don’t feel generic.
They feel owned.

PROJECTS

wellness &
community

Wellness spaces fail when they are beautiful but disconnected.

We define the strategy before the atmosphere — so the experience holds, evolves, and sustains value beyond the first visit.

OARA is a strategic hospitality platform shaping complex assets through integrated thinking.

​We work with hospitality, wellness and real estate projects where complexity requires clarity. Our role goes beyond isolated disciplines, focusing on research-driven thinking and the integration of experience, operation, brand and spatial strategy into coherent systems built to perform over time.

We support developers, investors and operators in making better decisions early, when alignment creates long-term value and meaningful differentiation.

I had the pleasure of working with Jessica on a remarkable hospitality project we’re developing in São Paulo, Brazil. Her professionalism, sharp leadership, and ability to guide multidisciplinary teams were evident from day one. She brings the rare combination of structure and creativity, with a natural entrepreneurial spirit and a deep sense of commitment. Jessica is a true problem-solver.

Inês Duque Dias

Head of communications and business at Atelier Nini Andrade Silva

15+ years ahead
of the curve.

Before wellness became a category.
Before lifestyle hospitality scaled.
Before brand and space were understood as one system —

this way of thinking was already in motion by the founder.

5,000+

Hotel keys and branded
residences designed

40+

Luxury & Lifestyle
destinations developed

4

Continents where the
work has shaped assets

US$ 4B+

In hospitality investment
directly advised

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What we
bring to your project:

DESIGN

Spaces that hold identity and perform in context.

We design environments where every decision — layout, material, transition, light — serves both brand and guest simultaneously.

Beautiful is not enough.
It has to perform.

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strategy

Positioning that translates into space, experience, and value.

Before anything is built, the most important decisions are made.
We define what a project is, who it is for, and how that difference becomes tangible.

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consultancy

Holding the vision from feasibility to opening.

Projects drift. Budgets compress. Decisions get made without the full picture. OARA holds the original intention accountable through every stage of execution.

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No formulas. No templates.
Just the right thinking for your project.

TYPE OF PROJECT
PROJECT STAGE

Positioning.
Space.
Destination.

Ready to build
a destination?

No formulas. No templates.
Just the right thinking for your project.

info@weareoara.com
weareoara.com

United States  ·  Brazil

Copyright © 2026 OARA. All rights reserved.

WE ARE OARA

TYPE OF PROJECT
PROJECT STAGE

Ready to build
a destination?

No formulas. No templates.
Just the right thinking for your project.

Positioning.
Space.
Destination.

info@weareoara.com
weareoara.com

United States  ·  Brazil

Copyright © 2026 OARA. All rights reserved.

WE ARE OARA

No formulas. No templates.
Just the right thinking for your project.

TYPE OF PROJECT
PROJECT STAGE

Positioning.
Space.
Destination.

Ready to build
a destination?

No formulas. No templates.
Just the right thinking for your project.

info@weareoara.com
weareoara.com

United States  ·  Brazil

Copyright © 2026 OARA. All rights reserved.

WE ARE OARA

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