Brazil · Residency by Investment
Four routes. One threshold decides which is yours.
Brazil grants permanent residency to qualifying investors from day one — not after five years of waiting. The route you take depends almost entirely on how much capital you can move, and where you move it. Set your figure and see.
Capital available
R$0
US$0
R$150,000
Technology & Innovation
R$500,000
Business Investment
R$600,000
Executive / Director
R$700,000
Real Estate · North / Northeast
R$1,000,000
Real Estate · Rest of Brazil
Below R$150,000, no investment route currently applies. There may be other options — talk to us.
The four routes
Compared on the terms that decide the file.
Why Brazil
The case, argued rather than asserted.
PERMANENT FROM DAY ONE
Brazil grants permanent residency on approval. There is no temporary tier to renew your way through, and no waiting period before your status becomes secure.
4 years
Naturalisation eligibility after four years of permanent residency, reduced to one year for those with a Brazilian spouse or child. Brazil permits dual nationality; you do not renounce anything.
NO LANGUAGE TEST TO ENTER
Portuguese proficiency is required for naturalisation, not for residency. You have four years to learn it, and we will help you plan for the CELPE-Bras examination.
R$150,000
The lowest credible investment-residency threshold in the Americas. Approximately one fifth of what a Caribbean citizenship programme now costs, for a document that is not subject to visa-access renegotiation.
You have probably already looked at the Caribbean.
We run a Caribbean citizenship practice, so this is not a competitor's argument. Since 2023, Caribbean programmes have faced visa-access rollbacks across the UK, Ireland and the Schengen area, alongside a coordinated price floor. Brazil is a different proposition — a G20 economy, a residency rather than a purchased passport, and a threshold that has not moved.
See the full comparison →How we work
Six steps, in order, with names attached.
- 1
Assessment
- 2
Route selection and structuring
- 3
Partner engagement (OAB counsel, CRECI broker, FX institution)
- 4
Capital transfer and SCE-IED registration
- 5
Application filing and CNIg / Polícia Federal
- 6
CRNM issuance and post-arrival registration
Start with a straight assessment.
Twenty minutes, no charge, and an honest answer on whether your capital and documentation actually support an application. If they do not yet, we will tell you what would need to change.