Expert: Sandra - 1/15/2011

Question
Hi, i am Bruce i am from India
i love Brazilian woman and she also loves me we both want to marry
i was Buddhist BUT now i have changed my religion , my Brazilian wife is Christian
and now i am also accepted Christian religion and i have changed my name
now my name is Bruce
what i will have to do ? to marry Brazilian woman
which documents are required for marriage ?
i want to live with my wife in Rio De Janeiro Brazil
my wife lives in Rio De Janeiro
how can i get Brazilian citizenship ?
can i live with my wife in Rio DE Janeiro ?
what i will have to do for that ?
i have changed my name and my religion ?
then can some problem crate  for VISA ?
can i marry with Brazilian woman ?
i want to marry with Brazilian woman

Answer
Your future wife must enquire at the cartorio she intends to use about the documents that specific one requires (they are all independent businesses with individual requirements).
Your documents must be recognized as legal at the Brazilian Consulate/Embassy in your country, at a considerable cost for each one. Then they must be translated in Brazil by an official translator (although if a translator with your language is not available, other arrangements can be made), again at a considerable cost. Once the documents are submitted, there is usually a wait of about a month for a date at the forum.
I'm sure no one cares about your religion, but they will care about your finances in order to grant a tourist visa to enter the country. (There is no fiance visa.) Brazilian consular officials are very good at weeding out those who are marrying to try to get into the country for work purposes. But in fact, there are many unemployed Brazilians to take any available jobs. And they already speak fluent Portuguese.
After marriage, you can apply for permanent residence and after several years, citizenship.