The foreigner who wishes to obtain his taxpayer number must fill out the individual's registration form with the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (SRF), informing his personal data. This is free. In possession of his CPF number, foreigners, even without being residents in Brazil, can acquire properties throughout the national territory and shareholdings in Brazilian companies, with or without an attorney. However, we always advise to be assisted by a lawyer specialized in assisting foreigners, in compliance with Brazilian regulations for the full validity of the acquisition.

Yes. Foreigners or non-residents are allowed to purchase urban real estate in Brazil subject to certain formalities, such as original identification documents (if the act is carried out without an attorney in Brazil), birth certificates and marriage certificates, with sworn translation, and registered at a notary's office. titles and documents. The spouse's documentation must also respect the same rules, except if they are married in a regime of separation of property.

Buying and selling real estate in Brazil is complex and full of details. Realtors can help but in theory they are not liable for problems in the documentation, limiting their participation from related parties introduction until the conclusion of the deal. A good real estate transaction should always be conducted by an experienced lawyer, including obtaining and analyzing the long list of documents involved.

We are established in Brazil and Portugal but our work, always with licensed and specialized partners, extends to France, Italy, United States, Hong Kong and several other countries.

Yes and no. The Brazilian real estate market is always reinventing itself and has evolved a lot in the last two decades, with the expansion of real estate financing, fiduciary alienation, the “dissolution law” and the unification of registration acts over property titles. However, even with a lot of free and quality information, it is essential to note that some databases do not contain the entire market, where, for example, they use samples from certain regions or only transactions with bank financing. Thus, they fail to consider the region of the property they are interested in, or to calculate transactions carried out only with cash payments, which may distort reference values and/or transaction terms. We help with this analysis, along with obtaining the necessary documents to complete the deal.