Property Records in Brazil

Obtain the Records for a Property in Brazil

Property records in Brazil are kept by registries known as “cartórios.” Legal ownership in Brazil is established by having the owner’s name recorded in the chain of title. The main title is known in Brazil as “Registro do Imóvel.” The registro do imóvel is also known as “RGI” or “matrícula do imóvel”.

By checking a current version of the title of a property, a prospective buyer may find out if the seller is indeed the legal seller.

We retrieve the records for real estate properties in any Brazilian state. Property records indicate, among other things:

• Current legal owner
• Existence of liens
• Chain of title
• Encumbrances and real covenants
• Amounts declared for transactions

Property Records in Brazil?
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(214) 432-8100
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Should I buy a property in Brazil that was not properly recorded?

No. Unfortunately, some owners in Brazil avoid recording the purchase transaction to circumvent the applicable sales taxes. Stay away from these properties and sellers.

The process of registering legal information about a property with the cartorio responsible for such records. This process is important because it ensures legal security for real estate transactions and helps prevent fraud.

During the registration process, information such as the property description, location, area, name of the owner, rights, and interests related to the property, such as mortgages and usufructs, are registered in the cartorio. This information is important because they serve as proof of property ownership and is also used for public consultation purposes, such as for issuing property registration certificates.

Cost and Turnaround

We charge USD275.00 for each Property Record searched. Usually, an address (e.g., an apartment or house) will match a single record. Some properties, such as large tracts of land, however, may have more than one record for reaching multiple districts.

Turnaround will depend on the actual time required by the registration office (“Cartório”) to retrieve the records. While cartórios in main urban centers will take a few days to process a request, those in the country may take several weeks. Anyhow, the average turnaround will be between 15 and 30 days for the records to be ready and available to you in a PDF format.

How will the Records Look Like?

We deliver the Property Records in PDF by email in their original format and language (Portuguese) as received from the registration office.

Translation of the records from Portuguese into English, if you need, is charged as an additional service and may require a couple of additional days to complete.

See an actual first page of property records issued in a registration office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

How to Request

Send an email to [email protected] with the full address for the property you need the records for.

Property Records in Brazil?
We Can Help You

[email protected]
(214) 432-8100
+55-21-2018-1225

#1  Contact us to get a free quote, or
#2 Schedule a Consultation now.