AboutKen Rapoza Cruz Expertise I can help would be travelers find places to go, help them decide whether or not they should book tour packages in their home country or wait til they arrive in Brazil, and other relevant info about the country and its travel amenities. General questions about Brazil and living in Brazil.
Experience Ken Rapoza is a former contributing editor at International Living, a monthly magazine about travel and real estate. Rapoza has also given speeches about Brazil travel and real estate offerings at Int'l Living conferences in the US. He now covers Brazil for a major U.S. news agency in New York City. He lives in Sao Paulo.
Publications International Living, The Boston Globe, The Sun Sentinel, The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal and many others.
Education/Credentials BA -- Antioch College
MFA -- Vermont College
Question Hello Ken,
Your expertise is needed. Long story-short... I married my Brazilian wife while living in Japan and now I am back in the US trying to get her a visa to live here. The visa center wants to see her Birth Certificate. We know that we need to draw up a "procuracao" to allow someone in Brazil to go to the "cartorio' in Sao Paolo to ask for a copy her birth certificate. But my wife doesn't have friends or family in Brasil any longer.
My question is... Can you recommend an agency or lawyer who provides this type of service for citizens who are abroad?
Thank you in advance for any words of advice you can provide.
Answer Yes, this is a problem. I cant think of anyone because I would need to know where she lives in Sao Paulo. Sao Paulo city, Sao Paulo state? What neighborhood was she born in? Then you can contact a lawyer, pay teh lawyer, and they will do it for you. Any personal attorney can do that for a fee. Tell me where she lives in Sao Paulo and I will SEE if I can find a lawyer for you.
