Are You Losing Rights in Brazil?

Brazil is a civil law country. Your marriage only exists when registered at a cartório. Article 7, §1º of the Civil Code requires transcription into Book E. Without it, for Brazilian law, you are single.

✗ My foreign certificate is enough.

Without registration: no family reunification visa, no joint tax return, banks treat you as single. Buying property? Marital property regime has no effect. Your spouse may need to go to court to inherit.

DICA

✓ Obtain original certificate with apostille ✓ Get sworn translation by Brazilian translator ✓ Submit to cartório in your domicile

What if my documents are not in Portuguese?

❝ Once registered, your foreign marriage is fully valid in Brazil, with the same rights as a marriage performed at a cartório.

Don't let your marriage stay invisible. Secure your family's legal rights in Brazil today.