Do you qualify for Italian citizenship in Brazil?

At the Italian consulate that serves your state. Brazil has consulates general in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre and Curitiba, a consulate in Recife and the Embassy's consular section in Brasília; each one serves specific states. Find yours on the city pages.

It depends on the consulate and on your case: each office runs its own appointment calendar, and wait times change. We won't promise you a date. We will help you have every document ready by the time your appointment comes.

Mainly: your Italian ancestor's birth record from the comune where they were born, proof that they did not become Brazilian before their child was born, and the birth, marriage and death records for the whole line. Brazilian records are apostilled at a cartório and translated into Italian.

It might. Since March 28, 2025, anyone born outside Italy who holds another citizenship is recognized only if an exception in Law 74/2025 applies. The main one: your father, mother, grandfather or grandmother holds, or held at death, only Italian citizenship. The others: one of your parents lived in Italy for 2 consecutive years as an Italian citizen before you were born, or you filed your application, had an appointment date assigned, or filed a court case by March 27, 2025. It applies in court too. Take the free screener to check your case.