ABOUT PARTENZA
Behind every document, a real story.
An Italian-Brazilian family who started with their own citizenship application — and never stopped helping others find their way home.
OUR STORY
From our own citizenship journey.
Partenza started the way most meaningful projects do — with a problem we lived ourselves. When Rafael and Debora began their own Italian citizenship application through jure sanguinis, they quickly discovered how frustrating the process could be: mountains of vital records, strict consulate formatting requirements, and very few translators who truly understood the difference between a document that gets accepted and one that gets sent back.
Rafael, a native Italian and Portuguese speaker raised between Brazil and Italy, had both the language fluency and the cultural literacy to do the job properly. What began as translating documents for their own family soon became requests from friends, then from strangers who found them through word of mouth. Ten years and hundreds of successful applications later, Partenza is what that experience became.
Debora manages client communications, document logistics, and delivery — making sure every person who reaches out gets a clear answer, a fair quote, and a smooth experience from the first email to the final PDF. Together they have worked with applicants across the United States, from New York to Los Angeles, helping families reconnect with their Italian roots one document at a time.
THE TEAM
The people behind your translation.
Rafael Cecilio
LEAD TRANSLATOR
A native Italian and Portuguese speaker who grew up between Brazil and Italy, Rafael has spent over 10 years translating vital records for Italian citizenship applications at U.S. consulates. He knows the specific formatting expectations of each consulate — date conventions, field terminology, document structure — and applies them precisely so your documents arrive ready to be accepted on first submission.
Debora Cecilio
OPERATIONS & CLIENT RELATIONS
A native Portuguese speaker who manages every client’s experience from first contact to final delivery. Debora handles all incoming requests, coordinates document logistics, confirms scope and timelines, and makes sure nothing falls through the cracks. Her background in client communications means you’ll always have a clear, prompt answer — in English or Portuguese — whatever stage you’re at in the process.
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