DCT Realty – O lugar do seu próximo Data Center. EN

DCT Realty the home of your next Data Center

Who We Are

DCT Realty has been Brazil’s pioneering provider of dedicated and shared data centers since 1998, delivering and enabling the sector’s largest and most significant projects with excellence and efficiency ,strongly evidenced by our public portfolio, which is itself extremely limited by the NDAs characteristic of the segment in which we operate.

DCT Realty offers a complete solution for data center development, with a broad range of products spanning Powered Lands and Powered Campuses through to fully delivered data centers — available as Turn-Key, long-term lease or Built-to-Suit, successfully meeting every requirement and specification of the Cloud and AI markets, and having already done business with all of the sector’s leading players.

What We Do

Powered Lands

DCT Realty develops Powered Lands for Data Centers: energized, connected, licensed, and construction-ready sites, over 300,000 m² of regular, buildable land, with 300 MW of available power, 100% renewable, dense dark fiber connectivity, and reuse water.The ideal foundation for fast, seamless Data Center deployments.

SYNERGY CAMPUS

Full-scale, high-capacity campuses with 800 MW of available power, structured in modules of 200 MW and 200,000 m² each, with 100% renewable energy, reuse water, and dense connectivity with dark fiber. Approvals and permits secured, with delivery within 18 to 24 months, enabling phased deployment with predictability and security.

Powered Shell

Powered buildings constructed to the client’s specifications, with end-to-end redundancy, dual power feeds, dual fiber optic connections, and dual reuse water supply. plus dedicated access control and security systems for each client. All under a long-term Built-to-Suit lease model, combining the speed of a ready-built shell with the predictability of a purpose-built asset.

Built to Suit

DCT Realty provides complete solutions, offering a wide variety of products, from land for new construction and existing buildings and warehouses, to fully delivered products built to the client’s specifications and executed by Brazil’s leading designers, contractors, and installers under the Design & Build (D&B) model, available through Single Acquisition, Build-to-Suit, and Long-Term Leasing arrangements.

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Envisioning a globalized Brazil and the market’s pulsing demand, we develop solutions to meet the robust demands of the industrial and technology sectors with pioneering competitive advantages.

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28 Years Making History

For 28 years developing Data Center campuses for the market’s biggest players — such as Itaú, Santander, VIVO, and Amazon, DCT Realty has built vast know-how throughout its history.

Leadership

Our Team

Walter gebenlian

CEO

50+ years in telecommunications and IT, since 1974
Established Brazil's first shared Data Centers in 1998
Deployed and operated 8 facilities in the country's largest cities — roughly 1/3 of Brazil's dial-up internet
Developed the largest data centers and Data Center Campuses for Brazil's biggest companies and banks
Today he sets DCT Realty's strategy, focused on large-scale Cloud Computing structures

Responsible for defining DCT Realty's corporate strategy, he began working in the field in 1974 with the vision that telecommunications and information technology (IT), through their inevitable convergence, would be the key to the future.

Guided by this vision, he has since worked with companies that were pioneers and became absolute leaders in the markets for telephony, fax, telex, computers, telephones, networks, mobile, and other services.

This know-how and experience culminated in the establishment, in 1998, of Brazil's first shared Data Centers, having deployed and operated eight facilities in the country's largest cities, serving most Internet service providers and virtually every telecommunications and IT company at the time (roughly 1/3 of the country's entire dial-up internet).

He developed and structured the commercialization and development of the largest and finest data centers and Data Center Campuses for Brazil's biggest companies and banks, always in partnership with the best design firms, builders, and manufacturers.

Today, he develops best-in-class products to house the ever more vibrant and innovative IT industry — now clearly focused on large Cloud Computing structures — pursuing ever larger and more efficient products to meet the growing demand for Data Centers, always with prime locations and broad availability of power and connectivity in the country's main Cloud zones.

Flávio Amaral

CONNECTIVITY & STRATEGY

30+ years of experience in network infrastructure, data centers, and CDNs across Latin America
First operations engineer at Yahoo! Brasil (2000)
First Netflix employee in Latin America (2012), built the company's entire streaming infrastructure in the region
At Meta (2024), activated new data centers and improved application performance across the region
Now VP of Strategy & Connectivity at DCT Realty for Latin America

Executive with more than 30 years of experience in network infrastructure, data centers, content delivery networks (CDNs), and strategic connectivity across Latin America for major global content companies.

Flávio began his career in 1995 at RNP (Brazil's National Research Network) as a researcher, working on projects that connected UFRN and other institutions in the state of Rio Grande do Norte to RNP's national network of PoPs (Points of Presence).

In 2000, he joined Yahoo! Brasil as its first operations engineer, leading the regional deployment of Yahoo!'s network and data center infrastructure.

In 2012, he was hired as Netflix's first employee in Latin America, with the mission of launching the company's operations in the region. His responsibilities included improving user experience, negotiating strategic partnerships, working on telecommunications regulation such as net neutrality, and building Netflix's entire streaming infrastructure — including points of presence (PoPs) in data centers, the deployment of CDN servers in partner ISP networks of all sizes across the region, and connections to the main Internet exchange points (IXs).

In 2024, he joined Meta, where he worked on activating new data centers and improving application performance on the mobile and fixed networks of the region's leading providers, as well as on regulatory matters.

He has now joined the DCT Realty team as VP of Strategy and Connectivity for Latin America, where he will continue building the infrastructure and connectivity for current and future generations of digital applications.

Pedro Schimmit

ENGINEERING

27+ years of experience in the technology sector
Since 2005, consulting for Data Centers (IT and Facilities), focused on mission-critical solutions
Former leader of HP's Professional Services and Consulting for Latin America
Design, construction, and commissioning of Data Centers for VIVO, Itaú, Bradesco, BBVA, BM&F Bovespa, and others across Brazil and Latin America
Electrical Engineer (PUC-RS) with an MBA in Business Management from FGV

Pedro has been working in technology for more than 27 years, and since 2005 in Data Center consulting — covering both IT and Facilities infrastructure — always focused on mission-critical solutions. He has worked on Data Center projects in several Latin American countries, always pursuing the best solution so that the data center serves the client's business strategy.

He spent many years at Hewlett-Packard, moving through different technology-focused areas: he started in minicomputer manufacturing with a focus on materials engineering, then in the development and manufacturing of banking automation equipment, implemented a PC factory with ISO 9001 certification and, from 1999, moved into the services area, working on project implementations in multiple countries and becoming HP's Professional Services and Consulting leader for Latin America.

During this period, he was responsible for several Data Center Facilities infrastructure projects, involved in the Design, Construction, Commissioning, and Upgrade/Consulting phases, including: VIVO Data Center design in Santana de Parnaíba/SP, Bradesco Data Center consulting in Osasco/SP, Itaú Data Center design and consulting in São Paulo/SP, Interbank Data Center design in Lima/Peru, BBVA Data Center design in Mexico City, Ascenty Data Center commissioning in Campinas/SP, GBT Data Center (Banco do Brasil and CEF) commissioning in Brasília/DF, BM&F Bovespa Data Center commissioning in Santana de Parnaíba/SP, and the design, construction, and commissioning of the Itaú Data Center in Mogi Mirim/SP.

He currently works as a consultant, always focused on Data Center infrastructure and on how it can best serve the client's business strategy.

Pedro Luiz Schmitt is an Electrical Engineer graduated from PUC in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with an MBA in Business Management from FGV.

Ricardo Maitino

ENERGY

15+ years of experience in business development and commercial leadership across energy, natural gas, and financial services
Specialist in Brazil's Free Energy Market (ACL), self-production, utility-scale renewable generation, PPAs, and energy and gas management
Led a record-breaking commercial team: 243% of the annual target and over 200% in consecutive years
Grew Natural Gas Management to 3+ million m³/day and Generator Management to 300+ MW in its first year
Built a business unit that came to represent more than 60% of the company's annual revenue

Commercial executive with more than 15 years of experience in business development, commercial leadership, and the structuring of complex solutions in the energy, natural gas, and financial services sectors.

His track record is marked by the consistent delivery of results, new business development, and the expansion of operations in highly competitive and regulated markets, turning strategic opportunities into sustainable growth and value creation.

He has solid experience in Brazil's Free Energy Market (ACL), self-production, utility-scale renewable generation, PPAs, and energy and natural gas management, structuring solutions for large consumers, generators, and trading companies. His work combines strategic vision, analytical capability, and commercial execution, integrating commercial, regulatory, financial, and operational aspects, along with team leadership and participation in strategic decisions on growth and market positioning.

Key results delivered throughout his career:

Commercialization of a utility-scale renewable generation project, reaching in four months the commercial target set for the following year.
Leadership of the commercial team that reached 243% of the annual target, with a historic record of contracts closed in a single year.
Surpassed 200% of the target in consecutive years, achieving the company's highest annual sales volume at the time.
Structured and grew the Natural Gas Management vertical, expanding volumes under management to more than 3 million m³/day and turning an operation with no revenue into a profitable, strategic business unit.
Developed the Generator Management offering, surpassing 300 MW under management in its first year of operation.
Developed and expanded a business unit that came to represent more than 60% of the company's annual revenue.

HUGO ZANON

STRATEGY & SALES

25+ years of international experience across IT, Real Estate, and Telecommunications
Recognized expertise in data center business development and mission-critical digital infrastructure
Proven track record leading complex market expansions across Latin America
Focused on scalable, AI-ready infrastructure for the demands of cloud computing
Trilingual communicator: fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish

International Strategic Executive with more than 25 years of distinguished experience spearheading growth across the Information Technology, Real Estate, and Telecommunications sectors.

Recognized for exceptional expertise in data center business development, with a strong focus on aligning mission-critical digital infrastructure to meet the accelerating demands of cloud computing and revolutionary AI-driven technologies through scalable, reliable, and sustainable energy solutions.

Proven track record of leading complex market expansions across Latin America, consistently building and empowering high-performance teams capable of delivering next-generation, AI-ready infrastructure at scale. Highly effective trilingual communicator, fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Core strengths

Market Search & Analysis
Client Services Management
Operational Excellence
Relationship Building
Inspirational Leadership
Trustful Client Engagement
Interpersonal Skills
Decision Making
Strategic Negotiation
Consultative Selling
Core & Edge Data Centers
Site Selection & Site Acquisition
Network & IT Managed Services
Digital Transformation
Retail and Wholesale Markets

Michael Gebenlian

MARKETING

8 years at DCT Realty
Responsible for the company's marketing strategy since 2020
Works alongside leadership on the strategy and commercialization of the company's developments
Business Administration degree from ESPM and Software Engineering degree from FIAP
Combines business vision and technology to position DCT in the data center, cloud, and AI market

A business administrator with a degree from ESPM and a software engineer trained at FIAP, Michael combines business vision with technology expertise — a strategic pairing for the digital infrastructure market, where commercial and technical decisions go hand in hand.

With 8 years at DCT Realty, he has been responsible for the company's marketing strategy since 2020, leading brand positioning, digital presence, and the company's communication with the data center, cloud, and AI market.

He works closely with DCT's leadership, supporting the strategy and commercialization of the company's developments, connecting marketing, sales, and product to turn the sector's opportunities into business.

He represents the company's new generation, bringing an up-to-date reading of the market, data, and digital tools to a company with nearly three decades of history.