Court-sworn certified Portuguese–German translations. European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese specialists. From €44.90 incl. VAT. Pay securely online via Stripe.
Portuguese documents for Germany: Portugal, Brazil, and beyond
Portuguese is the official language of nine countries. In Germany, the community is primarily from Portugal and Brazil, with growing numbers from Cape Verde and Angola. Portuguese–German is a consistent translation pair for civil registration, naturalisation, Blue Card applications, and family reunification.
What makes a certified Portuguese–German translation legally valid?
Only translations produced by a German court-sworn translator are legally valid for German official submissions. Our Portuguese translators cover both European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese — ensuring that format conventions and administrative vocabulary are correctly applied for each country.
Certidão de inteiro teor required.
German authorities typically require the certidão de inteiro teor (full civil register extract) for both Portuguese and Brazilian documents. Request this specifically — not the simplified certidão.
Which Portuguese documents need certified translation in Germany?
Portuguese document
German equivalent
Notes
Certidão de nascimento (inteiro teor)
Vollständige Geburtsurkunde
Full extract — for Portugal and Brazil
Certidão de casamento
Heiratsurkunde
Standesamt, family reunification
Certidão de óbito
Sterbeurkunde
Inheritance proceedings
Registo criminal (Portugal)
Führungszeugnis
From DGPJ — for German naturalisation
Certificado de antecedentes criminais (Brazil)
Führungszeugnis
From state secretariat — naturalisation
Diploma / Histórico escolar
Hochschuldiplom / Zeugnis
Anerkennung, Blue Card, uni-assist
Country-specific considerations for Portuguese documents
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Portugal
EU member — no apostille needed for Ausländerbehörde or Standesamt. Conservatórias issue documents. ePortugal digital documents accepted.
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Brazil
State cartórios — 27 states with different formats. Hague member since 2016 — apostille available. Standesamt requires apostille for Brazilian documents.
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Cape Verde
Hague Convention member. Well-standardised civil registry. Apostille required for Standesamt.
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Angola
NOT Hague member — embassy legalisation required for Standesamt. Documents may include local language elements.
How much does a certified Portuguese–German translation cost?
Transzlate charges a flat rate per document — not per word, per line or per page. You see the full price before confirming your order. All prices include German VAT.
Delivery option
Price
Turnaround
PDF (certified Portuguese–German↔German, digital)
From €44.90
3–4 business days
PDF + printed original by post (free)
From €54.90
3–4 days + free Deutsche Post
Express 24h (EN↔DE / ES↔DE / IT↔DE)
+€20
Next business day
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Why Google Translate cannot replace a certified Portuguese–German translator
Google Translate and AI tools produce outputs that can be impressively accurate for everyday text. But they cannot produce a legally certified translation for Germany — and here is why that matters practically:
No court appointment: German law (§184 GVG) requires translations for official submissions to be certified by a translator appointed by a German Landgericht. AI tools have no such appointment — so their output has no legal standing, regardless of accuracy.
No stamp: German authorities are trained to check for the sworn translator's official court stamp on every page. A translation without the stamp is rejected — the reason for rejection is the missing stamp, not the translation quality.
No accountability: If a certified translation contains an error, the sworn translator bears personal legal responsibility. AI tools bear none. German authorities require a named, legally responsible individual.
Script and formatting complexity:
Portuguese–German documents often contain stamps, seals, handwritten entries and marginal annotations that AI tools miss, misread or omit. A sworn translator transcribes and notes everything, even if illegible.
Before you order your Portuguese translation — a practical checklist
Scan quality: Every character, stamp and seal in your Portuguese document must be sharply visible in your photograph. Zoom in on your phone screen after photographing to verify. If anything is unclear, retake the photo.
Both sides: Many civil documents have stamps, registration codes or annotations on the reverse. Photograph and upload both sides.
Apostille check: Call your German authority before ordering. Ask: Brauche ich eine Apostille auf dem Dokument? The Standesamt usually requires one; the Ausländerbehörde usually does not. Get the apostille first if needed.
Correct document type: Confirm you have the right format — full extract vs summary, individual certificate vs family register extract.
Note existing name spellings: If your name appears differently in existing German records, note the exact German-record spelling in the order form so the translator can add a cross-reference note.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about certified Portuguese translations
My Brazilian document has handwritten corrections (averbações). Are these significant?
Yes. Averbações are legally significant annotations (e.g. a divorce noted on a marriage certificate). Our translators render them completely in the translation.
I have a Brazilian apostille on my document. Is this sufficient for the German Standesamt?
Yes. A Brazilian apostille confirms the document's authenticity. Combined with a certified German translation, this satisfies the Standesamt's requirements for Brazilian documents.
My Portuguese document was issued in Brazil. Which country's rules apply?
Brazilian rules apply — the document was issued under Brazilian law by a Brazilian cartório. Brazilian apostille rules and format conventions apply.
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