Brazil Property LawyerIs the purchase sound?
Examine the property record, seller, debts, restrictions and documents relevant to the particular transaction. Understand what needs to be resolved, protected by conditions or declined.
Independent legal counsel · São Paulo, Brazil
Found a property in Brazil? Know what you are buying before you commit.
Independent legal advice for international buyers. We investigate the property and seller, assess the proposed terms and guide the legal steps to ownership.
Request a legal assessmentAlready have a property in mind? Send its location and the stage of your negotiation.
What we do
One purchase. Three legal decisions.
A broker helps you find and negotiate a property. Independent counsel examines the legal risks from the buyer’s side, before a deposit or signature makes them harder to address.
Are the terms protective?
Review or structure the agreement, including payment timing, conditions, documents, responsibilities and remedies if the transaction cannot proceed as planned.
How does title transfer?
Coordinate the legal documentation, deed and registration steps, with a clear view of the applicable fees, taxes and sequence of payments.
How we work
Advice you can act on before signing.
01 · Define the scope
Tell us which property you have found, where it is and what has already been proposed.
02 · Review
We identify the records and documents needed for that type of property and examine the legal risks.
03 · Decide
We explain whether to proceed, seek corrections or safeguards, or reconsider the purchase.
04 · Complete
If you proceed, we support the agreed legal steps through closing and registration.
Your counsel
Guilherme Fernandes Martins
Guilherme is a São Paulo lawyer focused on real estate matters. He advises buyers independently of the seller, broker and developer, so the legal assessment is grounded in the buyer’s interests.
His work combines legal scrutiny with a practical understanding of how property transactions are negotiated, documented and completed in Brazil.
Law degree · Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Specialization in Real Estate Law · ESA/OAB-SP
Postgraduate studies in Real Estate Market Business · FIA
Legal practice in São Paulo since 2007
Buyer’s Guide
Understand the process before you commit.
Short, practical explanations of the documents, decisions and steps involved in buying property in Brazil.
01 · Investigation
What should a legal review check?
Start with the property record, then examine the seller and the transaction.
Read guide
02 · CommitmentBefore you sign or pay a deposit
The terms that shape your options if a problem appears.
Read guide
03 · OwnershipWhen do you become the owner?
Understand the distinct roles of contract, deed and registration.
Read guide
Next step
Tell us about the property you have found.
Share its location, whether it is an existing home, land or an off-plan unit, and any proposed contract or property record you have. We will outline the suitable legal assessment and its fees before work begins.