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Brazil – Property Building and Renovation

Anyone seeking to build or renovate property in Brazil will need to secure planning permission — known as an alvará de construção or licença de construção — for virtually every type of construction work. This authorisation is granted by the

Brazil – Property Financing

Foreign nationals are legally permitted to purchase and finance property in Brazil, yet securing a local mortgage — especially for non-residents — is genuinely difficult. The majority of banks insist on legal residency, a Brazilian tax identification number (CPF), a

Brazil – Prescriptions and Medications

Brazil boasts an extensive and well-established pharmacy network, with tens of thousands of establishments — known as farmácias or drogarias — spread across the country, a large proportion of which operate around the clock. The vast majority of everyday medicines

Brazil – Postal Service

Correios, Brazil’s state-owned national postal operator, reaches every single municipality in the country — placing it among the most geographically expansive postal networks anywhere on earth. For people living in Brazil from abroad, it acts as a wide-ranging public services

Brazil – Mental Health

Brazil operates a universal public health system that encompasses free mental health care, anchored by a nationwide network of community-based Psychosocial Care Centres known as CAPS. In reality, the quality and availability of these services differs markedly depending on where

Brazil – Maternity and Giving Birth

Brazil provides a mature maternity system that combines a universal, publicly funded health service — the SUS — accessible to everyone, including foreign nationals, with top-tier private hospitals concentrated in major urban areas. The majority of expatriates gravitate towards private

Brazil – Leisure and Entertainment

For expats, Brazil delivers a leisure experience that is hard to match anywhere else on the globe. World-renowned museums, pulsating nightlife rooted in samba, sweeping natural environments, a deeply ingrained beach culture, and a famously welcoming social atmosphere all combine

Brazil – Lease Agreements

Property rental in Brazil falls under the Lei do Inquilinato (Law No. 8,245/1991), a comprehensive framework that defines the duties and entitlements of both landlords and tenants. Standard residential contracts run for 30 months, all agreements must be drafted in

Brazil – Internet

Brazil boasts a well-established and continually advancing internet environment, making it fairly easy for newcomers to get online in most urban areas. Fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) has emerged as the leading fixed broadband technology, download speeds are competitive on a global scale,

Brazil – Importing a Pet

Brazil welcomes the import of domestic pets, including dogs and cats, under a framework that sits in the middle of the regulatory spectrum — less demanding than countries like Australia or New Zealand, yet requiring considerably more groundwork than most