BrazilRecords Desk

Records we handle

Brazilian Marriage Records

Marriage records in Brazil are held by the civil registry office where the marriage was registered. For immigration matters, the annotations in the margin of the registry entry frequently matter as much as the certificate itself.

What this request covers

  • Standard marriage certificate (certidão de casamento)
  • Full-content version (inteiro teor) reproducing the complete registry entry
  • Records carrying margin annotations, including subsequent divorce annotations
  • Identification of the correct civil registry office
  • Apostille and certified-translation coordination when required

What we need from your firm

  • Client initials
  • Brazilian state and city where the marriage was registered
  • Registry office name, if known
  • Whether apostille and certified translation are needed
  • Any deadline your matter is working against

Annotations matter

A later divorce is recorded as an annotation on the original marriage entry. A standard certificate may not show it; the full-content version does. If prior marital status is relevant to your matter, request the full-content version.

Marriages registered abroad

Marriages involving Brazilian nationals that took place outside Brazil are sometimes transcribed into a Brazilian registry afterward. Whether such a transcription exists depends on the parties having filed it. Tell us what you know and we will confirm what is available before work begins.

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Other records we handle

Birth RecordsDivorce & Prior Marriage RecordsPolice RecordsCourt RecordsApostille & Translation Coordination

Brazilian law and Brazil-side services only. We do not provide legal advice regarding U.S. immigration law.