Official Documents Retrieval in Brazil

How Official Document Retrieval works in Brazil

Official Document Retrieval (documentos) lets residents, businesses and expats order certified originals of records held by public authorities in Brazil entirely online, in English, Portuguese or any other language. Our local runners file the request with the correct registry, archive, court or ministry, collect the certified original once issued by Brazilian Consular Offices / Brazilian Civil Registry Offices (Repartições Consulares Brasileiras / Cartórios de Registro Civil), and courier it worldwide with tracking.

Notary7 retrieves every type of official record issued in Brazil — civil, academic, court, police, corporate, tax and land and can bundle sworn translation, notarization, Hague Apostille or embassy legalization to the same order so the retrieved document is ready to be used both inside Brazil and abroad. In Brazil, accessing official documents often involves navigating through various 'Cartórios de Registro Civil' (Civil Registry Offices) spread across municipalities. The process can be time-consuming due to decentralized record-keeping. Notary7 assists by facilitating the retrieval of these documents, which often require further authentication for international use. While notarization by a Brazilian 'Tabelião' (Notary Public) is a common domestic step, for international acceptance, documents may also need to be apostilled under the Hague Apostille Convention, to which Brazil is a signatory. Notary7 ensures these locally retrieved and notarized documents meet all requirements for legal validity both within Brazil and globally.

Cities we cover in Brazil

Our local runners operate across Brazil — from the capital Brasília and major cities such as Brasília, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Fortaleza, Belo Horizonte, Manaus, Curitiba down to smaller towns and rural municipalities. Wherever the record was originally issued, we file the request with the correct local registry, archive or ministry on the ground.

Documents commonly retrieved in Brazil

Notary7 retrieves the record types most frequently requested in Brazil and abroad, including Procuração Pública, Certidão de Nascimento, Certidão de Casamento, Certidão de Óbito, Diploma Acadêmico, Ato Societário. Whether you need a birth or marriage certificate, police clearance, court judgment, diploma, land-registry extract or corporate certificate, we handle the local filing, language and format requirements so your document is accepted both inside Brazil and worldwide, in Portuguese or any other language you need.

Issuing authorities and legal recognition in Brazil

Records retrieved through Notary7 (documentos) are issued directly by Brazilian Consular Offices / Brazilian Civil Registry Offices (Repartições Consulares Brasileiras / Cartórios de Registro Civil) and the other competent registries in Brazil, and are drafted in the format expected by ministries, courts, banks, registries and embassies worldwide. When the retrieved document also needs a sworn translation, Hague Apostille or embassy/consulate legalization for cross-border use, we handle that step on the same order and return the fully authenticated file — ready to be relied on both inside Brazil and abroad.