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Portuguese Translation Services
Roxo Translations offers Portuguese translation services for documents in Brazilian and European Portuguese, to and from English and other languages. Every translation is done by a human translator, native in the target language, and reviewed by a second one.
Send a photo or scan of the document, see the price and the deadline instantly, and receive the translation as a PDF. For the United States it comes certified and accepted by USCIS; for Brazil it can be a sworn translation, valid nationwide.
- Brazilian and European Portuguese, in both directions
- Certified for USCIS or sworn for use in Brazil
- Instant online quote and fast delivery
- 122,128 documents translated
- 58,773,750 words translated
- 131 translation professionals
- 227 partner companies
Where Portuguese is spoken and where your translation is accepted
Portuguese is the official language of nine countries on four continents: Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor and Equatorial Guinea. It is also an official language of Macau. A Portuguese document can be needed almost anywhere, and the destination decides the type of translation.
| Where | What you need |
|---|---|
| United States: USCIS, courts, universities and employers | Certified translation into English, with the signed statement of accuracy and notarization included |
| Brazil: notary offices, universities and public agencies | Sworn translation into Portuguese, signed by a public sworn translator and valid nationwide |
| Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries | Ask the receiving authority which format it accepts: we tell you the options before quoting, including the Hague apostille when it applies |
| Consulates, embassies and citizenship processes | The translation into the language the authority asks for, with the apostille on the original when it is required |
Portuguese language pairs we translate
Portuguese is one of our core languages. These are the language pairs with Portuguese that we translate today, in both directions.
Portuguese to Arabic 
Portuguese to Chinese 
Portuguese to English 
Portuguese to French 
Portuguese to German 
Portuguese to Italian 
Portuguese to Japanese 
Portuguese to Russian 
Portuguese to Spanish Arabic to Portuguese Chinese to Portuguese English to Portuguese French to Portuguese German to Portuguese Italian to Portuguese Japanese to Portuguese Russian to Portuguese Spanish to Portuguese Need a pair that is not on the list? Talk to us: we answer within one hour, 7 days a week.
What changes in Portuguese translation services
Brazilian and European Portuguese are the same language and, since the 1990 Spelling Agreement, have almost the same spelling, but they differ in vocabulary, in some points of grammar, in forms of address and in the way documents are written. A good translation follows the variant of the country where the document will be used.
- Vocabulary: bus is ônibus in Brazil and autocarro in Portugal, train is trem and comboio, cell phone is celular and telemóvel.
- Forms of address: Brazil uses você in most situations, while Portugal also uses tu and more formal forms.
- Names: Brazilian and Portuguese names usually carry the mother's surname before the father's, and the translation keeps every name exactly as in the original.
- Dates and numbers: dates are written day, month and year, and decimals use a comma, so 03/10/2026 is October 3 and 1.500,00 is one thousand five hundred.
- Documents: Brazilian records carry numbers such as CPF and RG, and certificates may be a full-content copy (inteiro teor). The translation reproduces every stamp, seal and note.
The history of the Portuguese language
Portuguese grew out of the Latin spoken in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. In the Middle Ages it formed a single language with Galician, Galician-Portuguese, the language of the troubadour songs. Portugal became a kingdom in 1143, and one of the oldest dated texts in Portuguese is the will of King Afonso II, from 1214.
Around 1290, King Dinis made Portuguese the language of royal documents and founded the first university in Portugal. From the 15th century on, the voyages of discovery took the language to Africa, Asia and South America, where Pedro Álvares Cabral arrived in 1500. In 1572, Luís de Camões published Os Lusíadas, the epic poem that became the symbol of the language.
Today Portuguese has more than 250 million speakers, most of them in Brazil, and it is the most spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere. The 1990 Spelling Agreement brought the spelling of the Portuguese-speaking countries closer together, and it came into use in Brazil in 2009.
We also translate other languages
Services
Complete certified translation solutions in the USA for immigration, legal proceedings, and official processes. Our certified translators guarantee precision, fast delivery, and full compliance with USCIS standards in every document we handle.
Sworn Translation
Official sworn translations accepted in Brazil (Juramentada) and abroad. Certificates, contracts, academic documents, and more.
Apostille
Apostille for documents issued in Brazil or in any US state. We tell you which copy is accepted and check it before charging. Free document review.
Driver's License Translation
Certified translation of documents for driver's license applications in the USA. Accepted by DMV/RMV and official agencies.
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Documents we translate
Birth Certificate 
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Divorce Documents 
Academic Transcripts 
Medical Records 
Diploma 
Legal Contract 
Rental Contract 
Patent Application 
Statement 
Death Certificates 
Financial Statement 
Sworn Affidavits 
Driving License 
Vaccination Record 
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Help Center
Turnaround, price, accepted documents and how to order: the most common questions are already answered in the Help Center, organized by topic.
Do you translate Brazilian Portuguese and European Portuguese?
Yes. We translate documents in both variants, to and from English and other languages, and we follow the variant of the country where the translation will be used: Brazilian Portuguese for Brazil and European Portuguese for Portugal. Tell us the destination when you order.
Can you translate a document from English into Spanish or Portuguese?
Yes. Spanish and Portuguese are among our core languages, in both directions. We translate US documents such as birth certificates, diplomas and records into Spanish or Portuguese as a certified translation, or as a sworn translation when it will be used in Brazil.
Can you translate between two languages other than English, such as Italian to Portuguese?
Often yes, depending on the pair and the service. For certified translation we confirm translator availability. For sworn translation into Portuguese, some pairs require a two-step route through English. We tell you the option before quoting.
Is the translation done by people or by machine?
By people. Every document is translated by a professional linguist and goes through double human review for accuracy, grammar, formatting and consistency before delivery.
Can you do a sworn translation from any language into Portuguese?
It depends on the language pair, because a sworn translation requires a public translator registered for that language. For pairs without one, we can offer a two-step route: certified translation into English, then sworn translation from English into Portuguese. We confirm before quoting.
Which languages do you translate?
Our core languages are Portuguese, Spanish, English, Italian and French, and we work with many more, from Arabic and Chinese to German, Japanese and Russian. Tell us the language pair and we confirm availability before quoting.
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