About Us

Pablo Lemos grew up on açaí bowls in his native Rio de Janeiro. His father used to take him to Rio’s juice bars to have Açaí na tigela (portuguese word for bowl) instead of sugary ice cream. He moved to Auckland, New Zealand in 2013.

From home to the new home, it’s Pablo’s dream to share Açaí to kiwis what’s been part of his life since the early days. A genuine Brazilian fruit, completely sustainable, with healthy benefits unseen in any other. 

After founding RiverSea (nickname for the Amazon river because of its vastness) with the simple goal -  to source the very best açaí berries available and bring them to New Zealand so Kiwis can enjoy this amazing food too.

That's how the "from locals to locals