Portuguese Text Message Translation
Portuguese text message translation for a spouse petition, an asylum case, a custody hearing or a civil suit, from a WhatsApp export, SMS or Instagram screenshots in Brazilian or European Portuguese. Each message is translated with its sender and time stamp, and the certified English copy is laid out so a reader can match it to the original line by line.
- 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) text messages for court records
What a Brazilian WhatsApp thread looks like in translation
Most Brazilian evidence of this kind is a WhatsApp chat. The export file has a fixed format, and the spelling in the chat is nothing like a dictionary's.
The export format
Exportar conversa produces a .txt with one line per message: the date as dd/mm/yy, a 24-hour time, the sender's saved name and the text. Dates in day-month order are the first trap: 03/07/24 is July 3, not March 7, and the translation writes the month out. A voice note shows only as a placeholder such as áudio ocultado, and a photo as imagem ausente unless media was included. We keep every placeholder in the translation so the record shows where a voice note or a photo sat, and the saved contact names are rendered as names, with the real person identified from the list you give us.
Internet Portuguese
Brazilians write vc, tb, pq, blz, fds and mano, laugh with kkkk or rsrs, and drop letters a dictionary expects. Regional usage differs: tu in the South and much of the Northeast, você elsewhere, oxe in Bahia, bah in Rio Grande do Sul. European Portuguese chats use tás, fixe and ya instead. Threats, affection and sarcasm turn on these words, so we translate the meaning at the same register, with kkkk becoming hahaha rather than a blank, and add a bracketed note on any phrase a US judge would otherwise read as something it is not.
Ata notarial and other Brazilian authentications
A thread that was already used in Brazil may arrive inside an ata notarial, a notarial record under article 384 of the Código de Processo Civil in which a tabelião describes the phone, the number and the messages as seen in the office. Some arrive with a report from a forensic platform instead. We translate the notarial text and the messages as one document, labeling the notary's narrative separately from the conversation, because a US court treats them as two different kinds of evidence.
Who is asking for your Portuguese (Brazil) text messages for court translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS
Messages filed as proof of a relationship or of a threat need a complete English translation and a signed certification from the translator. No notarization is needed.
Courts
Family, criminal and civil courts admit translated messages with a signed certification, and some judges want it notarized. Each message is translated in full with its date and sender.
Insurers
An insurer handling a claim may ask for messages that show when an accident was reported or what was agreed. A certified translation they can read next to the screenshots is enough.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a Portuguese (Brazil) text messages for court.
Export the thread, do not retype it
Screenshots or a phone export keep the sender, the date and the time on each message. Those details are what a court or USCIS checks, so keep them in the file.
Keep the conversation complete and in order
Send the whole thread from the first message to the last, including the ones that do not help your case. A thread with gaps is easier to challenge.
Tell us who each contact is
Phone screens show nicknames and numbers. Give us the full name behind each contact so the translation can identify the speakers.
Details and pricing
What is included in a Portuguese (Brazil) text messages for court 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 text messages for court 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) Text Messages For Court FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- Can I send screenshots instead of an export?
- Yes, and for Instagram DMs or an iPhone SMS thread there is no other way. Take them in order with no gaps, with the date header visible on each screen, and tell us who each contact is. Screenshots are translated message by message with the time shown on screen. A WhatsApp export is cleaner when it is available, since it carries the full date on every line.
- How many pages is a WhatsApp conversation?
- A page is up to 250 words at $25, and the quote shows the count before you pay. Chats run shorter than they look because messages are brief, but a two-year relationship thread for an I-130 can still reach many pages. Pick the stretch that matters, keep it continuous, and tell us the date range so the certification states exactly which part of the conversation was translated.
- The messages include voice notes. What happens to those?
- A text export only marks where a voice note was. For a court or USCIS the audio has to become a Portuguese transcript before it can be translated, and the transcript is what we translate, with the time stamp from the export placed next to each one. Tell us at checkout that the thread has voice notes and how many, and we will tell you what to send.
- 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
Text messages for court translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's text messages for court records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements, Certified translations before you order.