he first married to edyala braga brandão do monte, a brazilian socialite, daughter of brazilian ambassador in paris and former wife of brazilian president getúlio vargas' brother. together they had one son, julio mario santo domingo braga (1958–2009), but the marriage did not last long and they divorced shortly after. julio mario jr. married vera rechulski, a brazilian socialite and they had 2 children – tatiana santo domingo (born november 24, 1983) and julio mario santo domingo iii (born may 2, 1985).