Expert: Sandra - 7/22/2011

Question
hi Sandra,
how are you??... this is mannu a Indian guy, i love a Brazilian girl and she loves me too much we want to marry soon... but still confused don't know how to marry in Brazil and how much long visa i need and what the documents are needed.... and how to marry there........ please Sandra my dear tell me the easiest and simple way to marry my girlfriend there she want me to marry in Brazil... i want to marry here please help with your expert advise and your support thanks a lot i will wait for your reply in my mail....
good day

Answer
Hi Mannu.
Tell me, why do so many Indian men find this particular site to ask about getting married to Brazilian women? It is very a very strange phenomenon, IMO.
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In order to marry in Brazil (civil marriage), your girlfriend must go to the "cartorio" she will use for the marriage and ask for a list of required documents. Each cartorio is an independent business (dealing with recording birth statistics, drawing up certain legal documents, etc), so each can have slightly different requirements.
Your documents must be "recognized" as legal and not forgeries at the Brazilian Consulate/Embassy that has jurisdiction over where they were emitted (probably in India for you). Each document costs about U$20 (equivalent) to "reconhecer".
Then they must be translated *in Brazil* by a translator officially recognized by the government and on a special list. Each page costs about R$60.
Then your girlfriend brings your documents and hers to the cartorio to apply for a marriage date (for a fee), which is usually about 30 days after submitting the documents.
You may go to Brazil on a tourist visa to marry, since there is no special fiance visa for that country. I would make sure you can get a visa before making any plans, because the Brazilian government is now cracking down on economic migrants.
You may want to draw up a procuracao (power of attorney) at the Brazilian Consulate/Embassy in India to allow her to act for you in some matters related to the arrangements for the marriage.


After the marriage, you can apply for permanencia (permanent residence) either in Brazil (cheaper, takes longer:up to 2 years, and requires a surprise home visit) or if you return to India, at the Brazilian Consulate/Embassy in India (more expensive, faster: a few weeks). While you are recognizing and translating your documents for the marriage, you might want to include the police record you will need for permanencia at the same time. When you register for permanencia, you will be issued a temporary protocolo that gives you the right to open a bank account and work, until your permanent papers are ready.
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Best luck.