Document guide
Brasil
● Detailed sheet- Documents covered
- Birth, marriage and death certificates (standard or full transcript), negative naturalisation certificate, criminal records, apostille and sworn translation.
- Who may request
- Standard certificate: anyone, no justification needed. Full transcript (inteiro teor): the holder and direct family; third parties depend on the cartório (treat a power of attorney as the rule).
- What to include
- For the full transcript, some cartórios ask for a power of attorney or a stated reason. Spelling divergences are fixed by rectification before apostilling/translating.
- Channel
- Cartório counter or the CRC Nacional (registrocivil.org.br). Criminal records and the negative naturalisation certificate are online and free.
- Typical cost
- Certificate R$ 50-250; apostille R$ 50-180
- Typical time
- On the spot to 10 working days
- Apostille (issuer)
- Authorised cartórios.
- Official website
- www.gov.br ↗
Notes
A public power of attorney can be granted by videoconference (e-Notariado), including by residents abroad; for use outside Brazil, apostille it right after.
Practical guides
- How to get a Brazilian certificate while living abroad →
- How to apostille a Brazilian certificate →
- Brazilian certificate: standard or full transcript? →
- How to order a certificate at a Brazilian cartório →
- How to collect a document already issued in Brazil →
- I need someone to file a document in Brazil →
- How to track a request at a Brazilian cartório →
- In-person errand at a Brazilian cartório →
- Shipping documents safely from Brazil abroad →
Informative content about request procedures. We do not cover citizenship or visa eligibility. Rules and amounts may change; always confirm before acting.