Brazilian Birth Certificate Translation

Certified English translation of your certidão de nascimento — matrícula, DNV and registry book references carried across exactly, accepted by USCIS, delivered in minutes.

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How it works

1

Upload a photo or scan

Snap it with your phone or upload a scan. JPG, PNG or WebP — one page per file.

2

Pay $19.95 per page

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3

Confirm names & dates

You confirm the spelling of names and key dates — the details only you know for certain.

4

Download your certified PDF

Translation + signed certification page + copy of the original, usually in under 10 minutes.

What is on a Brazilian birth certificate, field by field

Since 2010 Brazil issues birth certificates on a national standard form printed on Casa da Moeda security paper. The fields below are the ones on that form — we have translated them from cartórios in São Paulo state, and the layout is the same nationwide.

Field on your documentWhat it is / how we handle it
MatrículaThe national registry number — a long digit string that identifies the cartório, the service, the year, the book, the page and the record. Transcribed exactly.
Data de nascimento por extensoThe date of birth written out in words, then repeated as day / month / year. Both forms are translated.
Hora de nascimentoTime of birth in 24-hour form (e.g. 02h51min), converted to the a.m./p.m. form US officers expect while keeping the same instant.
Município de nascimento / de registroThe municipality of birth and, separately, the municipality where the birth was registered. These are often different — both are kept.
Local de nascimentoThe hospital or address of birth, sometimes with a full street address. Kept as printed.
FiliaçãoThe parents. Rendered as Parentage.
AvósAll four grandparents, labelled paternos / maternos → paternal / maternal.
GêmeosWhether the birth was a twin birth, and the twin’s name and matrícula if so. “Nada consta” becomes “None on record”.
Nº DNVThe Declaração de Nascido Vivo (live birth declaration) number issued by the hospital. Transcribed exactly.
Observações / averbaçõesMarginal notes: the book, page (“folhas … verso” = reverse side) and record number, plus any later annotations such as name changes.
Doy fe / dou fé lineThe registrar’s attestation that the content is true, with place and date.

Brazilian registry terms and their English equivalents

On your documentIn the certified translation
Certidão de NascimentoBirth Certificate
Registro Civil das Pessoas NaturaisCivil Registry of Natural Persons
MatrículaRegistration number
FiliaçãoParentage
Avós (paternos / maternos)Grandparents (paternal / maternal)
Nada constaNone on record
Ato registrado no livro … às folhas … verso, sob o nº …Act recorded in Book …, on page … verso, under No. …
O conteúdo da certidão é verdadeiro, dou féThe content of this certificate is true; I so attest
Isenta de emolumentosExempt from fees
Substituto do OficialSubstitute Registrar

What goes wrong with Brazilian certificates

Exactly what you'll receive

A word-for-word certified translation on company letterhead plus a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy — the package USCIS expects. Most orders are ready in as little as 35 minutes; the industry standard is 24 hours. Every order carries a public verification link an officer can check in seconds.

Sample certified translation deliverable: translation page and signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy

Sample shown with fictional data. Your document is reviewed by a human before release, and anyone can confirm authenticity at certmytranslation.com/verify.

Built for Brazilian cartório records

Languages we translate into English

*Low-resource languages are routed to manual review automatically. Handwritten or damaged historical documents may also be routed to a human reviewer (delivered within 24 hours) — you will see this before you pay, nothing extra.

Frequently asked questions

Is this translation accepted by USCIS?
Yes. USCIS requires a complete English translation together with a certification that the translator is competent and the translation is accurate (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)). Every order includes that signed certification on company letterhead, with an order number that can be independently verified on our verification page. If USCIS ever rejects a translation we prepared, we revise it free of charge or refund you in full.
Do I need a notarized translation?
Not for USCIS. USCIS removed the notarization requirement decades ago — a certified translation is exactly what the instructions ask for. Some DMVs, courts and apostille processes do want notarization; if that is your situation, contact us and we will point you to a suitable notarized-translation provider.
How fast will I get my translation?
Typical orders are delivered in under 10 minutes. Handwritten, damaged or low-resolution documents are routed to manual review and delivered within 24 hours — you'll see the status on your order page.
What does it cost?
$19.95 per page, flat. No subscriptions, no accounts, no upsells. You pay with PayPal or card and download a finished PDF: translation, signed certification page, and a copy of your original.
Is my document safe?
Files are encrypted in transit, are never used to train AI models, and are automatically deleted from our servers 30 days after delivery. You can request earlier deletion at any time.
What if something in my document is unreadable?
Industry practice (and USCIS expectation) is to mark unreadable text as [Illegible] rather than guess. Our multi-step verification compares two independent AI readings plus your own confirmation of names and dates, so nothing is silently invented.
Do I need an apostille as well as a translation?
They are different things: the apostille authenticates the Brazilian document itself and is issued in Brazil; the certified translation makes it readable in English. Some filings want both — check your specific checklist. We provide the translation.
My certificate is the old model, not the 2010 national format — can you still translate it?
Yes. Older cartório formats are handled; if it is handwritten or badly faded it is routed to manual review before you pay, and delivered within 24 hours.

More document translations

How certification works. Every order includes a signed Certificate of Translation Accuracy on company letterhead that meets the USCIS requirement (8 CFR 103.2(b)(3)) for a complete English translation with a translator certification. Each certificate carries an order number you can verify at any time at certmytranslation.com/verify. USCIS does not require notarization for supporting documents — see our USCIS guide.