Your life is in the United States. Your rights are still in Brazil — and we take care of them for you. Marriage, divorce, stable union, power of attorney, probate: all of it handled remotely, by lawyers who live both sides of the border.
Every service is carried out in person by our team at registries and courts in any Brazilian state. You travel neither to Brazil nor to the consulate — scope, steps and estimated timeline come in writing in the proposal, before any payment.
Recognition or dissolution of your union in Brazil, with effect on property, inheritance and pension rights. With no document, the union does not exist under Brazilian law.
Recognition of your divorce so you can update your marital status, remarry and sell property in Brazil. Until it is recognised, you are still married in Brazil.
Your American marriage recorded in Brazil, with effect on marital property, inheritance and retirement. Unregistered, it produces no effect in Brazil.
Residence authorisation and naturalisation for foreigners with family, work or property ties to Brazil. Marrying a Brazilian grants no automatic citizenship.
Probate and division of estate assets with heirs abroad, including apostille and sworn translation. Left undone, it only accrues cost and tax.
Retirement, survivor and disability benefits for those who contributed in Brazil and live in the United States. Social security never calls you. The claim must come from you.
Apostille, sworn translation and legalisation, in both directions between Brazil and the United States. With no apostille, your document is void outside its home country.
Property sales, banking, probate and representation before Brazilian registries, with no plane ticket. A badly drafted power of attorney is refused, and the deal dies.
A marital property regime designed for those with life, family and assets in two different countries. With no agreement, the default statutory regime applies.
Structuring and protecting assets between Brazil and the United States: property, companies and succession. Assets in two countries with no structure means double the risk.
This is the structure no website form can replace: service in your time zone, in Portuguese, English or Spanish — and execution in person at registries and courts in any Brazilian state.
By WhatsApp or form. We review it and tell you exactly what can be done.
Scope, estimated timeline and fees within 48h. No surprises along the way.
Registries, courts and agencies: our team settles in person whatever it takes.
Digital documents, shipped physically when needed. We follow it to the end.
Brazilian lawyers for those living in the United States: the practice was built in Brazilian registries and courts, and the service happens in your time zone. Both sides of the border inside one firm, with no middleman and no document broker.
14 years in Private International Law and more than 2,000 Brazilian and foreign clients served. Law degree from PUC Minas, MBA from FGV, international training in Belgium (Louvain) and Australia (Newcastle). Former professor at PUC Minas.
19 years of practice and more than 2,500 cases in Brazil, in civil, contract and real estate law. Former court-appointed defender for the Bar of Santa Catarina, a Brazilian and American citizen, he has lived in Florida since 2016 and serves clients in three languages.
Law graduate with advanced training in International Family Law. She is the one who receives and organises your case in the United States: document review, case follow-up, liaison with the team in Brazil and service in your own time zone.
From start to finish I felt safe. Everything explained clearly, without me having to leave the United States.
“Fast and attentive service. They settled everything remotely while I got on with my life in Australia.”
“Excellent professionals. They handled my case in Brazil with a speed I did not expect.”
In the vast majority of cases, no. Powers of attorney, recognitions, stable union and probate can be conducted entirely remotely — our team carries out in person in Brazil whatever is required.
It depends on the case and on the registry, but you receive a realistic timeline in writing in the proposal, before you commit. No vague promises.
You pay in dollars, from the United States, through the means you already use. Scope and fees are set in writing before anything begins.
Yes — in Portuguese, English and Spanish, including for American spouses and relatives involved in the case.
No — and that is deliberate. We are Brazilian lawyers, licensed by the Brazilian Bar, dedicated to settling Brazilian legal matters for people living in the United States. For matters requiring legal representation in the United States, we work alongside attorneys licensed in Florida.
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