Preliminary Property Review in Brazil
For international buyers who value informed decisions. A fixed five-hour legal review to assess the documents and clarify your next step before you commit.
The right advice can change whether you sign, pay a deposit, or pursue a property at all. Oliveira Lawyers offers a fixed five-hour preliminary review of the available contract, seller information, and property records. Our bilingual real estate team is led by Luciano Oliveira, an attorney licensed in Brazil, Texas, and California.
Our selective approach. This service is for buyers who want candid legal judgment before a larger commitment. We agree the scope and fees in writing, and explain when the matter needs deeper investigation or full purchase representation.
Need a deeper review or have a more complex transaction? Explore our tailored real estate due diligence for a scope built around your needs, including commercial properties, shopping malls, and joint ventures.
Why Clients Trust Oliveira Lawyers
- Advice independent of the sale. We represent you and take no share of the realtor’s commission. Our review helps you weigh the issues before committing more money.
- Attention to the terms that matter. We annotate the available agreement, focusing on obligations, payment terms, deadlines, and penalties that deserve your attention.
- A written view of the risks. The limited review of seller information and property records feeds into a concise risk summary, including issues that may need deeper checks.
- Judgment you can discuss. Our attorneys explain the findings in a strategy call, helping you consider whether to seek clarification, pause, or explore broader support.
- A clear path if you need more. Full due diligence, negotiations, and closing require a separate engagement. We explain the next scope before you decide to proceed.
Judgment clients have relied on. Buyers describe candid advice, careful explanations, and help identifying a problematic deal. Read our client reviews about the firm’s broader real estate work.
Five hours. A defined scope. Practical next steps.
Annotated contract, limited seller and property-record review, written risk summary, and strategy call. Full due diligence, negotiations, and closing require a separate engagement.
40-minute Zoom consultation with Luciano Oliveira · US$125
The consultation fee is credited in full toward the separately engaged property review.
Make an informed decision before committing
A property purchase is often one of the largest decisions a buyer will make in Brazil. The early steps can carry the most risk: an “offer” may already bind you, a contract may not protect you, the person selling may not have a clear ability to sell, or the information you received may not tell the full story.
Our job in this service is not to sell you a property or push a transaction forward. We represent the buyer’s interest and help you see the legal issues that deserve attention before you invest more.
This review is especially useful when:
- You are considering a specific property and want legal input before making an offer, signing a contract, or paying a deposit.
- A seller, realtor, or developer has sent you a purchase agreement, reservation agreement, offer, or other transaction document.
- You want a preliminary legal review of the seller and the property record/title before committing further money.
- You are concerned about a deal that feels rushed, unusually informal, or simply too good to be true.
- You want a clearer view of the principal risks before deciding whether to pursue full legal representation.
What your five-hour review includes
The engagement is designed around a clearly defined early-stage review. Within the fixed 5-hour scope, we provide the following:
1. Annotated contract review
We review the purchase agreement, offer, reservation agreement, or other available transaction document and provide annotations on key legal and practical concerns. The goal is to help you understand provisions that may create obligations, penalties, timing problems, or avoidable risk.
2. Limited-scope review of the seller and property record/title
We conduct a focused preliminary review of the seller and the available property record/title information. This is intended to flag material issues that should influence your decision or require deeper investigation before you proceed. It is not a substitute for the extended due diligence performed in a full-service engagement.
3. Written risk summary
You receive a concise written summary of the principal issues identified from the documents and information available within the limited scope. The summary helps you understand where the transaction stands and what questions or next steps deserve attention.
4. Strategy call
We meet with you to discuss the findings, your immediate decision points, and the practical paths forward. Depending on the review, those paths may include proceeding cautiously, requesting changes or clarification, pausing the transaction, or discussing whether a broader engagement is appropriate.
What this service does not include
Keeping the scope focused lets us offer a defined early review. The Preliminary Property Transaction Review does not include:
- Communicating with the realtor, seller, developer, registry, notary office, or other parties to negotiate or streamline the purchase.
- Assistance with money transfers, currency exchange, banking, escrow, or payment mechanics.
- Giving a green light to close, reviewing closing papers, attending or supervising a closing, or registering title.
- Investment-visa eligibility analysis, residency planning, or immigration services.
- Full or extended due diligence, litigation strategy, tax advice, financial advice, or advisory on matters outside the defined preliminary scope.
- Additional hours. This is a fixed 5-hour preliminary service; work that requires a deeper or broader role is handled under a separate engagement.
Need a broader role?
If you need negotiations, transaction coordination, fund-transfer support, closing review, registration, or a full purchase strategy, our Full Purchase Support service may be the better fit.
How the service works
From first conversation to an informed decision
- Confirm the fitBook a paid consultation to discuss the property, documents, and your deadline.
- Share documentsAfter scope is agreed, send the available contract, property records, and seller information.
- Receive the reviewWe examine the agreed materials and prepare contract annotations and a written risk summary.
- Discuss next stepsUse the strategy call to consider clarification, a pause, or a separately agreed broader engagement.
Fixed five-hour engagement: the review and strategy call sit within the defined service. The initial consultation fee is fully credited if you hire us. Five hours describes the engagement scope, not a promised turnaround time.
What Our Real Estate Clients Say
Five-star Google review excerpts from the firm’s broader property work. These experiences include full purchase engagements; they do not describe the scope of this five-hour preliminary service.
“Paulo and Luciano conducted very thorough due diligence on our behalf, steered us clear of a bad deal, made us aware of risks, handled all the bureaucracy and put extra protections in place for us in the contract.”
“Everyone there is extremely helpful and answers questions quickly, correctly, and succinctly. And patiently too, for the questions I asked multiple times.”
“Luciano and Patrick provided expert guidance through every step of the transaction. They were very responsive from start to finish and took time to explain the nuances of the legal issues and the process for closing the transaction.”
“From the very beginning, the firm demonstrated exceptional professionalism, patience, and diligence. They took the time to clearly explain every step of the process and ensured I felt supported and informed throughout.”
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“Transferring funds from outside of Brasil, managing interactions with the seller, and managing the interactions with banks, and tax requirements, and registration of the completed purchase of the property. I can highly recommend him.”
“They handled every complex detail of my property acquisition in Valinhos with precision, from the international fund transfers to the final digital signatures. Despite the geographical distance and the complexities of coordinating between four countries and 4 continents, they provided constant communication and total transparency.”
“Paulo Sales negotiated all the terms of the purchase agreement with the seller and the seller’s attorney, and made sure all the necessary documents and background checks were accomplished.”
“We selected Oliveira Lawyers and are very please with the result, because we now own a house near Rio and just received our residency approval for the next 4 years.”
“Thankfully I chose Oliveira to set up the transaction because there were issues that arose at the end of completing the sale . Marina was very helpful quickly clearing it up with the proper documents.”
“Regarding assistance with property purchases, Marina was very helpful. She handled all matters with banks, real estate agencies, lawyers, and the opposing party.”
“My husband and I hired Oliveira Lawyers to assist us with purchasing a condo in Brazil, and we couldn't be happier with our experience! The entire team demonstrated exceptional efficiency and professionalism from start to finish.”
“With their combined expertise and experience, Luciano Oliveira, Georgia Machado, and Paulo Sales did an outstanding job of helping me as a foreign national to successfully purchase real estate in Brazil.”
“Part 2: I made the choice to remain with the firm through the home buying process… Everything went great!!! They had my back 100% through it all. Thank you to Paulo and Marina for being there.”
“Excellent team and a great experience. Great service from the very start. The communication was exceptional and they really took all of the stress and fear out of buying a property abroad. They were happy to advise me at every step.”
“Buying property in Brazil can be very intimidating for foreigners who do not speak Portuguese, but Luciano and Paulo assisted with every step and made sure everything was done correctly and I was protected from any mistakes.”
“It was becoming an extremely fraught and tortuous undertaking until we instructed Luciano. Without his clear guidance and help we would have given up. Thanks to Luciano the purchase was successfully completed.”
When a preliminary review is not enough
Some transactions require more than an early-stage review. If the documents raise material issues, you need us to communicate with third parties, or you want the firm to manage the transaction from contract through closing and registration, the work should move into a broader legal engagement.
Our Full Purchase Support service is intended for buyers who want a dedicated team to handle the broader transaction lifecycle, including deeper due diligence, contract negotiation, coordination with relevant parties, guidance on money flows, closing support, and title registration as appropriate.
The preliminary review is therefore a decision tool: it helps you determine whether a property or proposed contract deserves a larger commitment of your time, money, and legal resources.
Frequently asked questions
Is this service only for buyers who have already signed a contract?
No. It is most useful before you sign or send money. You may have a target property, a proposed offer, or a seller-drafted agreement and want an informed legal perspective before you commit.
What does the seller and property record/title review cover?
It is a focused preliminary review of the seller and the available property record/title information, intended to identify material issues that may require caution or a deeper investigation. It is not full or extended due diligence.
Does the service include investment-visa eligibility?
No. Investment-visa eligibility, residency planning, and immigration services are outside this preliminary review.
How soon will I receive the review?
Five hours defines the scope of legal work, not a five-hour delivery promise. Tell us about any signing or payment deadline during the consultation so we can discuss timing and suitability before engagement.
Can I add more hours if additional questions arise?
No. This is a fixed 5-hour preliminary engagement. If your transaction requires more substantial work, we will discuss the appropriate separate engagement.
Does the consultation count toward the service?
Yes. The paid consultation is fully credited toward the Preliminary Property Transaction Review if you hire the service.
Will this review guarantee that the transaction is safe?
No. The review is based on the limited scope and the information available. It is designed to identify material risks and support an informed decision, not to guarantee a transaction or replace full legal representation where that is needed.
Make the next decision with a clearer view of the risks
If you are considering a property or reviewing a proposed contract in Brazil, do not rely solely on the seller’s, developer’s, or realtor’s description of the deal. Book a consultation to discuss your situation and determine whether the Preliminary Property Transaction Review is the right first step.
Consultation
Speak with a lawyer admitted in Brazil
A 40-minute Zoom consultation with Luciano Oliveira · US$125. Discuss the available documents, your concerns, and whether a preliminary review fits your needs.
The consultation fee is credited in full toward the separately engaged property review.
Important: This page provides general information only and is not legal advice for your specific matter. We do not form an attorney-client relationship until we confirm the engagement, you sign the applicable agreement, and the required payment is received.