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Brazil Residence Through Nationality

Brazil Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

Brazil’s CPLP residence process is for eligible citizens of Portuguese-speaking countries who apply inside Brazil. It offers two-year residence, followed by a possible separate application for indefinite residence.

Eligible citizenships
Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, or Timor-Leste
Where to apply
Inside Brazil; permission to enter the country must be checked separately
Documents
Identity and parentage records, your Brazilian address, and applicable criminal-record certificates and declarations

Summary

If you are a citizen of an eligible Portuguese-speaking country and are already in Brazil, you can apply for two years of residence through this route. You need the qualifying citizenship; speaking Portuguese alone is not enough.

This application inside Brazil is separate from the CPLP visa issued abroad, which is limited to specified work and exchange categories.

Apply through your Portuguese-speaking-country citizenship
  1. Check your citizenship Confirm citizenship of a country covered by this residence process.
  2. Apply inside Brazil Submit identity, address, parentage, and background records to the Federal Police.
  3. Check the later residence requirements Check indefinite-residence eligibility before temporary permission expires.

This residence application differs from the separate CPLP visa issued abroad.

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Eligibility

Eligible nationalities are Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste.

This pathway covers the Federal Police residence application in Brazil. It does not assume you qualify for the different CPLP visa before arrival, or have permission to travel to Brazil without a visa.

The process requires identity evidence, records identifying your parents where needed, your address, and applicable criminal-record certificates and declarations. Minors have specific exemptions and rules about who can apply on their behalf.

What This Route Allows

If approved, you can live in Brazil for two years. Before that permission ends, you may apply for residence with no fixed end date if you meet the continuing requirements.

What This Route Is Not

This is not an automatic travel document, a general entry-visa waiver, or immediate citizenship. The initial temporary period is not counted toward naturalization under this regulation.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm that you hold an eligible citizenship and check your permission to enter Brazil separately.
  2. Gather the identity, family, address, and background documents required by the Federal Police.
  3. Submit the application inside Brazil.
  4. Before temporary residence expires, check whether you can apply for indefinite residence. You will need updated criminal-record checks and proof of how you support yourself.

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