Certified Portuguese to English Translation — $19.95 per page, ready in 24–48 hours
Certidões de nascimento and casamento, CPF and RG cards, diplomas with históricos escolares, antecedentes criminais and apostilled documents from Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique and Cabo Verde — translated word for word with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy. Accepted by USCIS or your money back.
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- Accepted by USCIS — or your money back
- Translated by a human translator — never machine-only
- Notarization $35, each additional document only $15
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Most certidões are 1 page; históricos escolares 2–4 pages.
| Certified translation (per page) | $19.95 |
| Standard translation (per page) | $14.95 |
| Notarization (optional) | +$35 (+$15 each additional document) |
| Printed copy by mail (optional) | +$35 |
| Rush delivery (optional) | +$19.95/page |
| Signed PDF by email | Included |
Documents we translate from Portuguese
Certidão de nascimento / casamento / óbito (Brazil)
Current national-model certificates with the matrícula number and older cartório books with averbações in the margin — every annotation is translated.
Assento de nascimento / casamento (Portugal, Angola, Mozambique)
Conservatória do Registo Civil extracts, including averbamentos and the conservador’s attestation.
Diploma, histórico escolar and declaração de conclusão
University and ensino médio records with disciplines, cargas horárias and grades — formatted for WES, ECE and admissions offices.
Certidão de antecedentes criminais
Polícia Federal and state certificates, with or without the apostille page.
Sentença de divórcio, procuração, escritura pública
Court judgments, powers of attorney and notarial deeds — including the tabelião’s seals and signature recognitions (reconhecimento de firma).
RG, CPF, CNH and passports
Identity cards, taxpayer numbers and driver’s licences for the DMV, employers and schools.
Carteira de trabalho and declarações
Work booklets, employment letters and income declarations for I-864 and employment cases.
Cartão de vacinação and medical records
Vaccination cards and clinical reports for school enrolment and the I-693 exam.
What is different about Portuguese documents
Names are written exactly as on the document, with all surnames in the Brazilian or Portuguese order (maternal before paternal) and accents kept — João, Conceição, Araújo — unless you ask us to match a passport that drops them.
Registry formulas and offices are rendered the way US officers expect: «cartório» → “registry office”, «certidão» → “certificate”, «averbação» → “marginal annotation”, «reconhecimento de firma» → “signature authentication”, «tabelião» → “notary”, «matrícula» → “registration number” (kept exactly as printed).
Every carimbo, selo and apostille is described in brackets — [round seal: 2º Ofício de Registro Civil, Comarca de São Paulo] — so the translation mirrors the whole page, which USCIS requires. Security seals of Brazilian cartórios (selo digital) are reproduced with their code.
Dates in day-month-year order are converted to month-day-year with the month spelled out. Brazilian grade scales (0–10) and conceitos are kept as printed, with a one-line translator’s note so evaluators can read them.
Three simple steps
Upload a photo or scan
Photograph or scan every page of your certidão, diploma or histórico — including the back, where Brazilian certificates often carry the registry stamp.
Pay online
Portuguese is pre-selected. Choose any extras — the exact total is shown before you pay.
Get it by email
Your certified translation and signed certificate arrive as a PDF in 24–48 hours.
Portuguese Translation FAQ
Does USCIS accept your Portuguese translations?
Yes. Every translation comes with a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy that meets 8 CFR 103.2(b)(3). If USCIS rejects it for a translation reason, we fix it free or refund you in full.
My certidão has an averbação about a divorce or name change — is it translated?
Yes. Marginal annotations are legally part of the certificate and are translated in a marked section; leaving them out is a common reason for RFEs.
Do you translate a tradução juramentada made in Brazil?
A sworn translation done in Brazil is often not accepted by USCIS because the certification is not in the US form. We re-certify or re-translate it at the same $19.95 per page.
Brazilian or European Portuguese — does it matter?
No. We translate documents from Brazil, Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa at the same price.
How many pages is my histórico escolar?
One side with up to 250 words is one page. A dense histórico may count as two; we confirm the count before translating and never charge more without asking.
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