Portuguese Apostille Translation
Portuguese apostille translation covers the apostila sheet and the document it is glued to. In Brazil the apostille comes from a cartório accredited by the CNJ; in Portugal it comes from the Procuradoria-Geral da República. We translate the whole set into certified English for US use, and US apostilles into Portuguese for Brazil and Portugal.
- 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) apostille records
Brazilian and Portuguese apostille sheets, field by field
Brazil joined the Hague Apostille Convention in 2016 and put apostilles in the hands of its notaries. The sheet looks nothing like a US Secretary of State apostille, so US readers want it translated field by field.
A cartório sheet with a QR code
A Brazilian apostila is generated in the CNJ's SEI Apostila system, printed on security paper, glued to the document and signed by the tabelião or an authorized clerk. It carries the ten Hague fields in Portuguese, a QR code and a verification code that leads to the digital copy. Field 2 names who signed the underlying document and field 3 their capacity, often the escrevente of another cartório who certified a signature rather than the author of the text. We translate the fields, the capacity and the seal, and copy the verification code as printed.
An apostille on a reconhecimento de firma
A private Brazilian paper, such as a procuração or a declaração, cannot be apostilled as it stands. A cartório first certifies the signature, and the apostila then certifies that cartório's certification, not the content. A US bank or court therefore receives three layers: the document, the signature clause with its selo, and the apostille. The translation labels each layer so the reader sees what each official actually vouched for.
Portugal's PGR apostille
A Portuguese document is apostilled by the Procuradoria-Geral da República, through its offices in Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra and Évora and in the Azores and Madeira. The apostille is a stamped form in Portuguese, usually on the back of an assento or a certidão from a Conservatória. Angola and Mozambique are different again: a document from Luanda or Maputo may carry a consular legalization instead of an apostille, and we translate that stamp in the same way.
Who is asking for your Portuguese (Brazil) apostille translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
Registries and courts abroad
A civil registry, a court or a notary in another country reads the apostille as proof the US document is genuine, and wants the whole set translated into its language. Tell us the country in the order notes.
Consulates
Consulates processing a citizenship, marriage or residency application accept a certified translation of the apostilled document. Add notarization at checkout if the checklist asks for it.
Italian comuni and consulates
Italian citizenship applications ask for US vital records with an apostille and an Italian translation of both the record and the apostille page.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Portuguese (Brazil) apostille.
Send the apostille with the document it certifies
An apostille is a page stapled or glued to another document. Upload both, since the recipient reads the apostille only as proof that the document under it is genuine.
Scan the apostille whole, including the seal
The ten numbered fields, the seal and the signature of the issuing officer are what a foreign registry checks. Keep the full page in frame, including any ribbon or embossed stamp.
Get the apostille before you order
The translation has to cover the apostille page too. Have it issued first and then upload the complete set, so nothing is missing from the translation.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Portuguese (Brazil) apostille 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 apostille 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) Apostille FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Does USCIS need my Brazilian birth certificate apostilled?
- No. USCIS asks for a certified English translation of a foreign civil document, not an apostille. Apostilles come up when the document goes the other way, or when a US bank, a court or a credential evaluator asks for one. If your certidão already has an apostila glued to it, send both pages: the translation covers the apostille too, and a recipient that sees an untranslated sheet will often send the file back.
- I need a US document apostilled and translated for Brazil. In what order?
- Apostille first, then translation. The apostille comes from the Secretary of State of the state that issued the document, or from the US Department of State for federal papers. Once it is attached, we translate the document and the apostille together into Portuguese. A cartório or court inside Brazil will usually insist on a tradução juramentada by a tradutor público registered with a Junta Comercial, which we are not, so our version is for the consulate, the lawyer or the school that accepts a certified translation.
- Can a Brazilian apostila be checked online?
- Yes. Every apostila has a QR code and a verification code, and the CNJ keeps the digital copy so a recipient anywhere can confirm it. Keep the code visible when you scan: a cropped or blurry QR code means the check fails even though the paper is genuine. Our translation reproduces the code exactly, does not redraw the QR, and says where on the page it sits.
- 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
Apostille translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's apostille records.
Sending it with an application? Read the Apostille service, Notarized translations before you order.