Certified Translation
pIn Brazil, the certified translation is performed by a sworn or certified translator. This type of translation is also known as a public translation, and whoever does it is known as a public translator.
In Brazil, public bureaus and several types of institutions officially accept certified translations only. Only this type of translation is valid as a legal document or official document. The commercial interpreter (profession’s real name) or public translator is appointed and registered with the commercial board of the state in which one resides after being approved by public tender. They are registered in one or more languages besides Portuguese. Count on us and our service of online certified translators.
Any document written in a foreign language will only be valid in Brazil if presented along with the respective sworn translation. Espanglish Translations offers this service according to the prices practiced by each certified translator, which are established by the Table of Fees for Public Translators and Commercial Interpreters of the Commercial Board from each state. To know the official values of many types of translation in Brazil, check the SINTRA website with the translator’s union updated chart.
Espanglish Translations offers public translation services in the following cities:
Sworn translation in São Paulo branch
São Paulo
Rua: Paulista Trianon – Alameda Campinas - Torre João Salem Av. Paulista, 1079 - 7º e 8º andares Bairro: Bela Vista Cidade: São Paulo/ SP 01311-200Sworn translation in Belo Horizonte branch
Belo Horizonte
Rua: Rua: Amadeus Business Tower, Av. do Contorno, 6594, 16 e 17 andares Bairro: Savassi Cidade: Belo Horizonte/ MG 30110-044Sworn Translation in Salvador Branch
Salvador
Rua: Edifício Mundo Plaza, Av. Tancredo Neves, 620, 33 andar Bairro: Caminho das Árvores Cidade: Salvador/ BA 41819-900Sworn Translation in Recife Branch
Recife
Rua: Edifício Cícero Dias - Shopping Center Recife - Rua Padre Carapuceiro, 858, 6º e 7º andares Bairro: Boa Viagem Cidade: Recife/ PE 51020-280Sworn Translation in Rio de Janeiro Branch
Rio de Janeiro
Rua: Edifico Sul America, Rua da Quitanda, 86, 2o andar Bairro: Centro Cidade: Rio de Janeiro/ RJ 20091-902Sworn Translation in Fortaleza Branch
Fortaleza
Rua: Etevaldo Nogueira Building, Avenida Dom Luis, 807, 20o e 21º andares Bairro: Meireles Cidade: Fortaleza/ CE 60160-230Sworn Translation in Campinas Branch
Campinas
Rua: Campinas, Galleria Plaza, Avenida Dr. José Bonifácio C. Nogueira, 150, Térreo Bairro: Jardim Madalena Cidade: Campinas/ SP 13091-611Sworn Translation in Manaus Branch
Manaus
Rua: Edifício The Place Business Center, sala 612 - Rua Belo Horizonte, 09 Bairro: Adrianópolis Cidade: Manaus/ AMSworn Translation in Brasília Branch
Brasília
Rua: Palácio da Agricultura Setor Bancário Norte - SBN, Quadra 1, Bloco F - Projeção 30, 17º andar Bairro: Cidade: Brasília/ DF 70040-908Sworn Translation in Porto Alegre Branch
Porto Alegre
Rua: Porto Alegre, Praia de Belas - Edificio Guaiba, 8o. Andar, Av. Dolorez Alcaraz Caldas, 90 Bairro: Praia de Belas Cidade: Porto Alegre/ RS 90110-180Sworn Translation in Curitiba Branch
Curitiba
Rua: Rua Prof. Álvaro Jorge, 1227 - sobrado Bairro: Vila Izabel Cidade: Curitiba/ PR 80320-040Document list
Contratos Sociais e Estatutos de Empresas
- Certified translation of Social Contracts and Company’s Statutes
- Certified translation of Contracts in General
- Certified translation of Commercial Balances and Audit Reports
- Certified translation of Company Registration
- Certified translation of Free Export Certificates
- Certified translation of Medicinal or Related Products Certificate
- Certified translation of ISO Certificates
- Certified translation of Balances and Trial Balances
- Certified translation of Income Tax Declarations
- Certified translation of Criminal History
- Certified translation of Birth Certificate
- Certified translation of Death Certificate
- Certified translation of Marriage Certificate, Divorce Registration
- Certified translation of Baptism Certificate
- Certified translation of Contracts
- Certified translation of Vaccination Card
- Certified translation of Driver’s License
- Certified translation of School Documents (School Records)
- Certified translation of School Reports
- Certified translation of Identification Document (ID)
- Certified translation of Military ID/Military Discharge
- Certified translation of Work Card
- Certified translation of Income Statement / Income Tax
- Certified translation of Pay Slips
- Certified translation of CPF
Declaração de Renda/ Imposto de Renda
- Certified translation of Medical Exams or Certificates
- Certified translation of Certificates of Completion, Diplomas
- Certified translation of School Records in English and other languages
- Certified translation of Bank Statements
- Certified translation of Divorce Certificate
- Certified translation of Public Scriptures
- Certified translation of Deed Property Records
- Certified translation of Wills
- Certified translation of Rogatory Letters
- Certified translation of Contracts in General
- Certified translation of Payment Orders
- Certified translation of Police Reports
- Certified translation of the Brazilian Law Board License (OAB)
- Certified translation of the Brazilian Law Board Certificate
- Certified translation of Emancipation Certificate
- Certified translation of Stable Union Certificate
- Certified translation of Consulate Certificate
- Certified translation of Proof of Address
- Certified translation of Declarations
- Certified translation of Regional Council Documents
- Certified translation of Social Security Documents
- Certified translation of Passports
- Certified translation of Voter Registration
When it is necessary, sworn translators can go along with the clients to the notary’s office. That is an invaluable service to our public. Need to transfer inheritance money from abroad? For this procedure and many others, the certified translation is crucial. We are able to give advice to our clients regarding certification of signature, legalizations, authentications, and other legal requests, because Espanglish Translations has solid experience in administrative processes related to sworn translation. A certified translation is not cheap, but we have reasonable prices, quality, and fast service, for all of this, count on Espanglish Translations.
WHAT IS A SWORN TRANSLATION?
Do you know what a legally or publicly notarizing translation is?
The Certified Translation (also called sworn translation) is different from a free or simple translation. It works to represent your document in another language, being recognized by many organizations, institutes, universities
or schools, companies, consulates, and other entities, because it is official.
Only the sworn translation can fit those criterias. We can compare the characteristics of a sworn translation to
services offered by notary offices: they have public faith (authentication made by a notary, who validates the truth to one’s acts), so they offer, for example, the confirmation of legal
competence of authentication and certification of signatures.
The same thing works for a certified translation: it is a translation with public faith, therefore, is legal at an international level. The sworn translator in Sao Paulo and in other cities from Brazil is the one trained to perform sworn
translations.
The Commercial Board of each state names the certified English translator via public tender (or other languages), therefore being appointed as a translator/interpreter. These are some of the information the Sworn Translator needs to translate besides the text of each document: signatures, rubrics, and stamps.
In a Certified or Public Translation, all data requires
translation. The Public or Sworn Translations follow official standards: they are made on the certified translator’s letterhead and are stamped and signed by the sworn translator.
SWORN TRANSLATION: UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES IS IT NEEDED?
Under two circumstances:
Brazilian documents requested abroad for those who travel to work, study, or live there.
Foreign citizens’ documents who come to work, study, or live in Brazil.
In both situations a sworn translation and other processes may be requested:
In general, a sworn translation must be attached to each Brazilian document to be requested abroad. Eventually, other procedures are also requested during the register, such as signature authentication, Hague Apostille, or Consulate Legalization.
WHAT IS THE PRICE OF A SWORN TRANSLATION?
Many factors are considered to calculate the sworn translation service price: the type of text (it may be a common text or specific documents from Sciences, Legal, Engineering, Business, Industry or other areas), the quantity of laudas or words, the language to be translated and the delivery time.
By taking above factors into account, we can say that:
1) Specific documents are harder to translate and that is why they have a higher price table when compared to translating common texts.
2) The delivery time is taken into consideration when executing a translation service because there may be the urgency factor. The normal delivery time is when the sworn translator would deliver certain documents according to a regular work schedule. Urgent Delivery Time is when the public translator needs more time out of business hours, to be able to complete the translation within the established term with the client.
3) The Sworn translation in Brazil is accounted by laudas. Lauda is a text unit that many believe to be equivalent to a page. However, pages are different than laudas since a page may contain more or less than a lauda. Lauda is a unit of one thousand characters. It is worth to mention that the number of characters may vary, as each State’s Commercial Board determines the quantity of text its lauda may contain.
4) The translated language impacts the quote since the lauda is counted according to the final certified translation, and not according to the original document. Therefore, there are languages with a higher or lower quantity of text.
The value of the laudas is determined by each State’s Commercial Board price table. Each Board issues a table of fees to perform the sworn translation service. The same works for the sworn interpretation, which is another service a sworn translator may offer.
Certified Translator and Espanglish Translations
Espanglish Translations is an agency operating in the market for decades and, with the best sworn translators, experts in several areas and languages, we provide the utmost
quality service. We guarantee a fair price, fast delivery time and effective customer service.
Espanglish is the only translation company present from the North to the South of Brazil.
WHO CAN PERFORM A SWORN TRANSLATION?
The Commercial Interpreter or the Sworn Public Translator, duly approved by the State’s Commercial Board, is the one who performs the sworn translation of a certain document, whether it is from Portuguese to a foreign language or vice versa. Every sworn translator who works for Espanglish Translations has solid experience in the translation process. They master English grammar to perform an excellent translation. The sworn translation conforms to a formatting procedure, also displaying a stamp, signature, and the sworn translator’s own stamp. To be authenticated, it must contain the translator’s enrollment number, so it attests the translator is a member of the Commercial Board. Hence, it is not possible to falsify a sworn translation.