Portuguese Legal Translation Services

Yes. We have separate specialist teams for Portugal and Brazil. Legal terminology, procedural terminology, and document formatting differ significantly between the two systems.

Yes. We work with sworn translators recognized by Portuguese courts and with Brazilian translators who meet cartorio certification requirements.

Yes. We regularly translate Portuguese and Brazilian legal documents for use in US courts, USCIS immigration proceedings, and commercial arbitration.

Yes. European Portuguese law follows a Romanist civil law tradition under the Codigo Civil; Brazil operates a distinct civil code with its own corporate law and notarial system (cartorio); Angola and Mozambique each layer Portuguese civil law tradition over post-independence legislation. A procuracao drafted in Lisbon reads differently from a Brazilian procuracao pública registered at a cartório. We assign translators by destination jurisdiction and apply country-specific statutory vocabulary throughout.

In Brazil, a tradutor público juramentado (sworn public translator) is authorized by state commercial boards (Junta Comercial) and their translations carry legal standing before Brazilian courts and government bodies. In Portugal, translations are typically notarized rather than sworn: a notary certifies the translator's signature rather than the translator holding a state appointment. We deliver the format the receiving authority requires. Tell us the destination country and institution and we confirm the correct approach.