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Investor Residence by Real Estate (RN 36/2018, amended by RN 49/2024). R$1,000,000 (R$700,000 in the North/Northeast) of qualifying urban real estate earns a 4-year residence for the investor and family.

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Investor Residence by Real Estate (RN 36/2018, amended by RN 49/2024)

Four-year temporary residence for the investor and dependants, tied to continued ownership.

Who qualifies

Urban, not rural, real estate worth at least R$1,000,000, or R$700,000 in North/Northeast states; multiple properties can be combined.
CNIg RN 36/2018, as amended by RN 46/2021 and RN 49/2024
Funds must come from abroad through a Central Bank-authorised exchange contract, with the buyer and applicant matching.
RN 36/2018, as amended
A registered deed; possession-only or off-plan purchases carry extra conditions.
RN 36/2018, as amended

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Savings you could move or invest?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Investment: About $200,000.
Time: 2–4 months for purchase and due diligence, then weeks to months for authorisation.
Cost: The investment (about $130,000–200,000+), plus transfer tax and registration of 3–5%, plus legal and translation fees.
The hard part: Documenting the funds as foreign direct investment through Central Bank channels and holding the property throughout.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

Citizens by 2036.

If your first permit is issued in 2027 and you keep living there, this is the road.

2027
First residence permit
4 years, not renewable.
2031
Permanent residence
Most temporary residence permits last 2 years and are then changed to residence for an indefinite period if the original basis still holds (retirees, for example). Real-estate investors wait 4 years. Digital-nomad permits cannot be changed to indefinite residence.
2035
Apply for citizenship
With a language test.
2036
Citizenship

Language: Able to communicate in Portuguese, shown by the Celpe-Bras certificate or another document accepted under Portaria 623/2020.
Time away: The years are counted from registration of indefinite residence with the Federal Police, not from the first temporary permit. Trips abroad may add up to 1 year over the 4-year period (6 months over 2 years, 3 months over 1 year), and you need at least one document a year proving you lived in Brazil.
Two passports: Yes. You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Four years (keeping the property) before indefinite residence; the 4-year naturalisation clock starts only then, so about 8 years in all.
How long the decision takes isn’t published; we allow a year.

The law behind these dates

Living there.

Time you must spend there: About 14 days per 2-year period to maintain status.
Tax: Tax resident after 183 days in 12 months, or on indefinite residence.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Buy a qualifying urban property through a Central Bank-registered exchange contract, then file the investor residence request.Open oliveiralawyers.com ↗
Gather these documents.
- Proof of the funds to invest: about $200,000, and where they came from
- Request your FBI Identity History Summary
- Health cover for the move

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