Born in Rio de Janeiro, RJ; admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (Rio de Janeiro Section and São Paulo Section, both in 2023).

Academic Background:

• • School of Law of the Brazilian Bar Association – São Paulo Section – ESA OAB-SP (Postgraduate Degree in Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Media, and Fashion Law, 2025)
• • Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio (Bachelor of Laws, 2023)
• • Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio (Bachelor of Social Communication – Major in Film and Audiovisual, 2019)

Additional Courses:

• General Course on Intellectual Property (DL101PBR-DL-101) – offered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

• Intellectual Property, Traditional Knowledge, and Traditional Cultural Expressions (DL-203) – offered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

• COPYRIGHT X – offered by ITS RIO

• Contracts in the Audiovisual Market – offered by ESA OAB SP

• Copyrights and Social Media – offered by ESA OAB SP

• NFT: The new form of protection and commercialization of intangible assets – offered by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI)

Recognitions:

• • Elected 3rd Best Speaker in the 2nd edition of the Intellectual Property Arbitration Competition, promoted by the Dispute Resolution Center of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association – CSD-ABPI, São Paulo, Brazil (2022)
• • Elected 3rd Best Speaker and 2nd Best Memorial in the 1st edition of the Brazilian Simulation Trial Competition in Human Rights – CBJDH (2022)
• • Premium Scholarship for Academic Merit (PUC-Rio)

Additional Information:

• • Member of the Entertainment Law, Media, and Culture Study Group at FGV-SP (2023)
• • Member of the Study and Research Group on the Inter-American Human Rights System – Human Rights Center of PUC-Rio (2022)
• • Preparation of Amicus Curiae for the case “Pueblos Indigenas U´Wa y sus Miembros vs. Colombia” at the International Court of Human Rights (Human Rights Center – PUC-Rio) (2022)

Languages:
Portuguese, English, and Spanish.

Associations:
Brazilian Bar Association (Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo).

Lectures:
Traditional Knowledge, Intellectual Property, and Cinema.
Biodiversity and Intellectual Property.

Areas of Practice:
Rafael has experience in Intellectual Property (Litigation and Advisory), focusing on trademarks, trade dress, patents, unfair competition, copyrights, industrial designs, and traditional knowledge.
Additionally, he also has experience in Digital Antipiracy & License Compliance, Negotiation, and Human Rights.