Born into the heart of the Portuguese footwear industry, Diogo Ribeiro, our CEO, grew up in his family’s factory, Campeão Português, where his passion for footwear first took shape.

After building his education and career within the industry and serving for several years on the management team of one of Portugal’s largest retailers, Diogo recognised a major challenge: finding the right product from the right manufacturer online was difficult, time-consuming, and costly. Many factories lacked a digital presence, relying instead on trade shows and agents to connect with brands.

From this challenge came an opportunity. Diogo envisioned a digital showroom that would showcase the very best of the Portuguese footwear industry, a place where brands could quickly and easily find what they need without the usual waste of time, travel, and resources.

Dportus was born from this vision: making it faster, easier, and smarter to connect brands with manufacturers in today’s fast-changing world.