Are You Losing Rights in Brazil?
Your marriage abroad may not exist here legally.
Are You Losing Rights in Brazil?
Your marriage abroad may not exist here legally.
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.
✘ Mito
My foreign certificate is enough.
✓ Verdade
It's just paper until registered at a cartório.
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
The administrative path: gather documents, get apostille, sworn translation, and take them to the cartório in your Brazilian city. If complete, registration is direct. It's simpler than you think.
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?
They must be translated by a sworn translator registered in Brazil. No other translation is accepted.
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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.