Meet Pepe

 

 

I am an experienced hostel, events and tourism manager, fluent in Spanish, Portuguese and English. I have over 15 years’

experience working in the tourism industry in Brazil, London, Mexico and Portugal. I am extremely hard working, reliable and quick to learn. I have a lot of experience working with people and managing large teams.

I am currently self-employed doing various jobs such as website development, managing AirBnB properties and photography

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My experience in hospitality and tourism began in 2009 in Rio de Janeiro. A friend from the Copacabana area invited me to work with him at a hostel called Che Lagarto because I had a certain fluency in English and was completely fluent in Spanish and the company was looking for someone with those characteristics. It was the first time I knew what a hostel was.

The Hostel world blew my mind, I loved that young and traveling atmosphere that I decided to dedicate myself to this full time.

From 2009 to 2016 I worked at the same company, where my tourism world expanded a lot, getting to know different cultures, languages ​​and customs, was something I really liked doing.

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During those 7 years at Che Lagarto, I went through several stages, from Night Receptionist, Morning Receptionist, Hostel Manager, Bar Tender of the same place and Bar and Reception Manager of the same Hostel.

In 2016 I made the decision that I wanted to continue doing what I am most passionate about, which is music, and I decided to look for a job in England because I wanted to get to know the country where, for me, it is the best place for the arts, especially music, since most of my musical influences come from there.

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Before arriving in Brazil, I studied arts at the GMartell University of Music in Mexico City, where I took courses in Music Production, Audio and Video Editing, and part of Photography.

I was lucky enough to get a job the same week I arrived in London. Another chain called Astor Hostels in central London where I spent 8 years of my life and which I love very much. What I learned at Astor is something I will carry with me forever, from the efficiency of London life to the smallest details in the execution of a job. London gave me the chance to discover what I had been looking for, which was music, where I still have the opportunity to be part of a band with very interesting projects and I can continue to carry out my musical passion, in addition to rediscovering the visual side of things like photography and video. In the tourism side, I learned about maintenance and improved my management skills, helping the company become one of the most prestigious in a city as big as London.

In 2024, after coming and going, I have moved permanently to Portugal, in this wonderful area of ​​Ferrel, where I have found a place quite similar to my Latin roots, with a warm community and friends who, despite knowing each other for less than 3 years, have already become a beautiful family. Now I continue doing my personal projects such as my tour in Mexico in my tourism company El Lobo Road Trip and in coliving that my partner and I manage, Mysa Baleal.