Portuguese Academic Transcript Translation
Portuguese transcript translation to English of a Brazilian histórico escolar, from a public or private school, a federal university, a private faculdade or a technical course, for a credential evaluator, a US university, a licensing board or an employer. Grades, scales and hours are carried over as printed, with the certification an evaluator expects.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for Portuguese (Brazil) academic transcript records
Hours, grades and status codes on a histórico escolar
Brazilian schools record study in hours and grade on 0 to 10. An evaluator who finds converted figures on a translation will question the whole file.
Carga horária, not credits
A school histórico lists each disciplina by year with its carga horária, the hours taught, and the total for the three years of ensino médio, since the national education law sets a minimum in hours rather than credits. Universities list hours and often credits as well, with semesters written 2018.1 and 2018.2. Evaluators convert hours to US credit; the translation keeps the hours and the Portuguese headings so they can.
Notas, conceitos and média
Most Brazilian grades sit on a 0 to 10 scale and the passing média varies by school and state, often 5, 6 or 7, while some records print conceitos, letters or words such as A to E or Satisfatório. The histórico often shows a média per bimestre and the frequência as a percentage, because a student can fail on attendance alone. We translate the labels, keep every number as printed, and render aprovado, reprovado and reprovado por falta exactly, without a US letter grade.
Dependência, recuperação, trancamento and ENADE
A line marked recuperação means a make-up exam; dependência means the student moved up a year carrying one failed subject; trancado means a semester was frozen, not failed; dispensa or aproveitamento means credit from elsewhere. None has a one-word US equivalent, so the translation gives a short gloss and keeps the Portuguese. University históricos also print the student's situation in the ENADE, the national exit exam, and that line is translated too, since evaluators ask what it means.
Who is asking for your Portuguese (Brazil) academic transcript translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
Credential evaluators
WES, ECE and similar services ask for a word-for-word certified translation of each page, sent alongside the official transcript.
ECFMG and medical boards
Medical graduates send transcripts through ECFMG, which asks for an English translation of every document that is not in English.
Schools and universities
Admissions offices and school districts accept a certified translation they can read next to the original. A PDF is usually enough; ask for a hard copy if they want one.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Portuguese (Brazil) academic transcript.
Send the official copy
An evaluator wants the sealed transcript from the registrar, not a self-printed grade list. Order the translation from the same copy the school issues.
Include the grading legend
The scale, the pass mark and the credit system are usually printed at the foot or on the back. Send that part too so it is translated with the grades.
Expect more than one page per sheet
A transcript sheet holds far more than 250 words. The quote counts words, not sheets, so a two-sheet transcript may price as four or five pages.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Portuguese (Brazil) academic transcript translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the academic transcript is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
Portuguese (Brazil) Academic Transcript FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Do I translate the histórico or the certificado de conclusão?
- Usually both. The histórico escolar lists the subjects and grades; the certificado de conclusão do ensino médio, or the declaração de conclusão the school issues first, proves the course was finished. Many históricos carry a conclusão statement at the foot with the school's authorization number, and an evaluator may accept that alone. Send what the evaluator lists, and we price it by the page.
- Does the translation convert my grades to a GPA?
- No. A certified translation reproduces the grades, the scale and the passing mark as the school printed them. Converting a 0 to 10 scale to a GPA is the evaluator's job, and an evaluator that sees converted grades on a translation may reject it. If the scale is not printed on the histórico, ask the school for a declaração stating it and send that with the record.
- Can the translation be sent to WES or another evaluator?
- Yes. We deliver a signed PDF with the translation and the certification statement, and you upload or mail it as the evaluator instructs. Some evaluators want the Brazilian institution to send the histórico to them directly, and that applies to the original, not the translation. Check the evaluator's Brazil page before you order, and tell us at checkout if it wants a particular format.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other Portuguese (Brazil) documents we translate
Academic transcript translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's academic transcript records.
Sending it with an application? Read the ECFMG translations before you order.