Moving to Dubai from Brazil in 2026: Property, Visas & Banking
REC AI Analyst
- Brazil taxes residents on worldwide income at progressive rates up to 27.5% — and since Law 14.754/2023 took effect in January 2024, offshore financial investments and undistributed profits of controlled foreign entities are taxed at a flat 15% every year. The UAE charges 0% personal income tax.
- The exit is a formal process, not a flight: file the Comunicação de Saída Definitiva when you leave and the Declaração de Saída Definitiva by the last working day of the following April. Skip it, and Receita Federal keeps treating you as a tax resident for up to 12 months of absence.
- Brazil and the UAE have a double tax treaty — signed in 2018, ratified in 2021 and applying from 2022 — one of only a handful Brazil holds with a zero-income-tax jurisdiction.
- Three main visa routes: employment (employer-sponsored), the AED 2M property Golden Visa (10 years, no employer needed, mortgages now accepted), and the remote-work visa (USD 5,000/month income floor in 2026).
- Money is the hard part: the real is a restricted currency, so transfers typically route through a USD leg — Wise supports sending BRL out of Brazilian banks, and the IOF foreign-exchange tax applies on the way out.
- Keep the CBE declaration on your radar: Brazilians holding USD 1 million or more abroad on 31 December must declare to the Central Bank, with fines up to R$ 250,000 for false or omitted data.
- Brazilians cluster in Dubai Marina, JLT and JVC; there is no Brazilian-curriculum school in Dubai, so families plan around IB, American or British schools. Brazil is not on the RTA licence-exchange list — budget AED 4,500–7,500 for the full driving course.
For Brazilians, the Dubai conversation changed in January 2024. Until then, the move was about lifestyle, safety and a 27.5% income tax versus zero. Then Law 14.754/2023 arrived and started taxing offshore structures, foreign funds and undistributed profits of controlled entities at 15% a year — automatically, whether or not a single centavo is distributed — and a wave of Brazilian wealth began looking seriously at residency elsewhere. Add a worldwide-income tax net, a new minimum tax on high earners enacted in late 2025, currency controls that make moving reais abroad genuinely awkward, and a direct daily Emirates A380 from Guarulhos, and Dubai stops being exotic and starts being logical.
This guide walks a Brazilian mover through the entire file: the tax mechanics on both sides, the saída definitiva exit process and what happens if you skip it, the Brazil–UAE double tax treaty, the three realistic visa routes, buying property, getting money out of a restricted currency, and the practical layer — schools, healthcare, driving licences, shipping and the Brazilian community that is already here. Every government figure is sourced; where a number cannot be verified, it is given as a range or omitted. Last updated: June 2026.
Why Brazilians Are Leaving for Dubai: The 2026 Tax Picture
Start with the baseline. Brazil taxes its tax residents on worldwide income at progressive rates running from 0% to a top marginal rate of 27.5%, reached at a comparatively modest income level, while non-residents are taxed only at source on Brazilian-source income (PwC, Brazil — Taxes on personal income). On top of the income tax sit social contributions, state and municipal layers, and one of the world's most complex compliance regimes.
The direction of travel matters as much as the level. Law 15.270/2025, enacted in November 2025, reshapes individual taxation again — expanding progressivity, introducing taxation of dividends paid by legal entities and creating a minimum individual income tax (IRPFM) aimed at high earners (BDO, Brazil — New Law Introduces Changes to Individual Taxation). For entrepreneurs and investors who built structures around Brazil's old dividend exemption, the rules of the game have moved twice in two years.
The UAE, by contrast, levies no personal income tax on salaries, investment income or rental income earned by individuals. The federal corporate tax of 9% applies to business profits above AED 375,000 — businesses, not salaries. For a São Paulo executive or a founder taking dividends, the practical effect is that gross and net become the same number. The catch — and this guide returns to it repeatedly — is that the zero only works once Brazilian tax residency is properly severed. For the wider relocation context, our Moving to Dubai pillar guide maps the full journey step by step.
Law 14.754/2023: The Offshore Tax That Changed the Calculus
If one law explains the surge of Brazilian interest in Dubai residency, it is this one. Law 14.754/2023 — the "offshore law" — took effect on 1 January 2024 and rewired how Brazilian tax residents are taxed on assets held abroad (EY, Brazil's new tax law affects individuals residing in Brazil). Three mechanics matter for a prospective mover:
First, the 15% flat rate on foreign financial income. Financial investments and profits earned abroad by individuals resident in Brazil — interest-bearing deposits, foreign funds, cryptoassets, digital wallets, insurance wrappers — are taxed at a flat 15%, reported annually (Trench Rossi Watanabe, Law 14,754/2023 alert).
Second, the anti-deferral (CFC) rule. Profits of controlled entities abroad — the classic BVI or offshore holding so common in Brazilian wealth planning — are now taxed at 15% automatically on 31 December each year, even if nothing is distributed. The deferral that made those structures work is gone.
Third, trusts became look-through. Assets and rights held through trusts are attributed to the settlor or beneficiaries for Brazilian tax purposes.
The strategic consequence is blunt: for a Brazilian with meaningful offshore wealth, staying a Brazilian tax resident now costs 15% of offshore returns every year. Becoming a UAE tax resident — where none of this applies — converts that annual drag to zero, legally, provided the exit is done properly. That is why the next section is the most important one in this guide.
Leaving Properly: The Saída Definitiva Process
Brazil's exit mechanism has two documents with confusingly similar names, and movers routinely get them wrong. The Comunicação de Saída Definitiva do País is the notification you file with Receita Federal when you leave (or by the end of February of the following year), which cuts off withholding-at-resident-rates from the date of departure. The Declaração de Saída Definitiva is the final exit tax return, covering 1 January up to your departure date, due by the last working day of April of the year following departure (Oliveira Lawyers, Final Departure Tax Declaration). File both, and you become a non-resident taxed only on Brazilian-source income from the day you leave.
Skip the process, and the default rule bites: a person who leaves "temporarily" — which is what an undeclared departure is, in Receita Federal's eyes — remains a Brazilian tax resident for the first 12 consecutive months of absence, becoming non-resident only from the day after that 12-month period completes. During those 12 months, Brazil retains the right to tax your Dubai salary, your investment income, and your offshore structures under Law 14.754 — a full year of 15% offshore taxation and worldwide exposure you could have avoided with two filings. Late and retroactive filings are possible, but they are remedial work, not planning.
| Step | What it is | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Comunicação de Saída Definitiva | Notification to Receita Federal that you have left permanently | From departure date until end of February of the following year |
| Declaração de Saída Definitiva | Final exit tax return covering 1 January to departure date | Last working day of April of the year after departure |
| If you file nothing | Treated as temporarily absent — still a tax resident on worldwide income | Non-resident only after 12 consecutive months of absence |
| After exit | Taxed only on Brazilian-source income (rent, dividends from Brazil) | Ongoing — Brazilian-source income taxed at source |
Two practical notes. Your CPF stays alive after you leave — you keep it for Brazilian bank accounts, property you retain and any future return; what changes is your residency status attached to it, and it must be kept regularised. And Brazilian-source income does not escape: rent from a flat in Pinheiros or dividends from a Brazilian company remain taxable in Brazil at source even after you become a non-resident. Anyone with real structures — holdings, funds, trusts — should run the exit with a Brazilian tax adviser; the sequencing of the exit date against the 31 December CFC taxation date under Law 14.754 is exactly the kind of detail that pays for the advice.
The Brazil–UAE Double Tax Treaty
Brazil and the UAE have a full double tax treaty — a genuine rarity, since Brazil holds treaties with only 37 countries and very few zero-income-tax jurisdictions are among them. The treaty was signed in 2018, approved by the Brazilian Senate in February 2021 and ratified the same year, applying from 1 January 2022 (EY, Brazilian Senate approves three new treaties). The UAE now appears on PwC's list of Brazil's in-force treaty partners alongside Switzerland and Singapore (PwC, Brazil — Foreign tax relief and tax treaties).
What does it actually do for a mover? In the relocation year — when you may technically be resident in both places for part of the year — the treaty's tie-breaker rules help allocate taxing rights instead of leaving you exposed to pure domestic rules. It also matters for those who keep Brazilian income: treaty allocation governs how Brazilian-source items are treated once you are UAE-resident. It is a planning tool, not a substitute for the saída definitiva — the clean exit filing remains the foundation; the treaty is the safety net over the transition.
Visa Pathways for Brazilians in 2026
Brazilians enjoy visa-free short visits to the UAE, but living in Dubai requires a residence visa. Three routes cover almost every Brazilian profile in 2026.
1. Employment visa. The standard route: a UAE employer sponsors your residence visa, Emirates ID and work permit, typically for two years, renewable. The employer handles most of the process and cost. Residency is tied to the job — lose it, and you have a grace period to find another sponsor or switch routes.
2. Golden Visa via property — AED 2 million. Buying UAE real estate worth at least AED 2 million at Dubai Land Department valuation qualifies you for a 10-year renewable Golden Visa (UAE Government, Golden Visa). Two 2026 updates make this route materially easier: mortgage financing is now fully accepted — the previous requirement of a 50% / AED 1 million minimum down payment was removed in February 2026 — and off-plan property continues to qualify on DLD valuation, per reporting on the April–May 2026 rule clarifications. Crucially, this is the one long-term visa that requires no employer and no UAE business — ideal for Brazilians who want residency anchored to an asset, not a job. Check your position with our Golden Visa eligibility checker.
3. Remote-work visa. Brazilians employed by — or owning — a company outside the UAE can take the one-year, renewable remote-work residence. The bar rose in 2026: the income floor is now USD 5,000 per month for business owners (USD 3,500 for employees), evidenced by six months of bank statements, with mandatory health insurance cover of AED 500,000 per person and government fees around AED 1,535 (VisaHQ, UAE tightens Remote Work Visa). Documents must be legalised or apostilled in Brazil and attested — start that paperwork early.
| Route | Best for | Duration | Key threshold / cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Hired by a UAE company | Typically 2 years, renewable | Job offer; employer carries most visa costs |
| Golden Visa (property) | Investors wanting independence from an employer | 10 years, renewable | AED 2M property at DLD valuation; mortgage and off-plan accepted (2026) |
| Remote work | Employees/founders of non-UAE firms | 1 year, renewable | USD 5,000/mo (owners) or USD 3,500/mo (employees); AED 500K insurance; ~AED 1,535 fees |
A fourth door exists for smaller budgets: the two-year investor visa, whose property minimum was loosened in April 2026 reforms — but for most Brazilians weighing a property purchase anyway, the 10-year Golden Visa at AED 2M is the cleaner instrument. Model the full relocation budget — visa, deposits, school fees, shipping — with our relocation cost estimator.
Buying Property in Dubai as a Brazilian
Brazilians can buy freehold property in Dubai's designated freehold areas as non-residents — no visa, no local sponsor, full ownership of unit and land. The purchase can therefore come before the move, which is exactly how many Brazilian buyers sequence it: acquire the asset, trigger the Golden Visa, then relocate on your own timetable. The transaction is administered by the Dubai Land Department, and the headline cost is the DLD transfer fee of 4% of the property value, plus trustee-office and agency fees (Dubai Land Department).
For the Brazil-specific mechanics of a remote purchase — sending funds for a deposit from Brazil, powers of attorney, how the purchase interacts with Brazilian reporting — we keep a dedicated guide: buying Dubai property from Brazil. And for the full Golden Visa process through property — documents, DLD valuation, dependants — see the property Golden Visa guide.
One structural contrast deserves emphasis. Brazilian property carries IPTU every year, and rental income is taxed; Dubai property carries no annual property tax and no individual tax on rental income. The recurring cost is the service charge on the building — real, but a fee for services, not a tax that scales with your wealth.
A Brazilian couple buys a two-bedroom apartment in Dubai Marina at AED 2.1 million. They budget the DLD 4% transfer fee (~AED 84,000) plus trustee and agency costs. The AED 2.1M DLD valuation clears the AED 2M Golden Visa threshold, so both spouses and children obtain 10-year renewable residency with no employer required. On the Brazilian side: AED 2.1M is roughly USD 570,000 at the dirham's dollar peg — below the USD 1 million CBE declaration threshold on its own, but combined with an offshore brokerage account it could cross it, triggering the annual Central Bank declaration. And if they complete the purchase before filing the saída definitiva, the asset enters their final Brazilian return. Sequencing the purchase, the exit filing and the CBE check in the right order is the whole game — fees and thresholds sourced above.
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Banking and Moving Money: The BRL Problem
This is where moving from Brazil differs most from moving from Europe. The Brazilian real is a restricted currency: it does not trade freely offshore, every outbound remittance runs through a regulated foreign-exchange contract at a Brazilian institution, and the IOF foreign-exchange tax applies on conversions — check the current rate for your transfer type with your bank before committing, as it varies by operation. In practice, large transfers from Brazil to the UAE typically convert BRL to USD in Brazil and arrive in Dubai as dollars, which UAE banks credit to USD or AED accounts without difficulty.
On the UAE side, a resident current account requires your Emirates ID and residence visa, so the account follows the visa. Bring six months of Brazilian bank statements and proof of address — UAE banks apply standard source-of-funds checks, and a clean paper trail (sale contracts, salary records, investment statements) makes onboarding dramatically faster. Our guide to the best Dubai bank account by salary band compares minimum balances and fees across the main banks.
For the transfer itself, Wise supports sending money out of Brazil — BRL can be sent from Brazilian bank accounts to most currencies Wise operates, including AED, at the mid-market rate plus a transparent fee (Wise, Guide to BRL transfers). Note the asymmetry: the Brazil-outbound route works, but sending money into Brazil from the UAE via Wise is not yet supported — relevant if you expect to remit money home, where bank wires remain the fallback. For property-sized sums, compare Wise against your bank's câmbio desk and a specialist FX broker; on six-figure dollar amounts, fractions of a percent are real money.
Then there is the reporting layer that follows wealthy Brazilians abroad: the CBE — Capitais Brasileiros no Exterior declaration to the Central Bank. Any Brazilian resident holding assets abroad totalling USD 1 million or more on 31 December must file the annual declaration (the 2026 window for base-date 2025 ran 15 February to 5 April), with quarterly filings above USD 100 million; late filing draws fines of 1% of the declared value capped at R$ 25,000, rising to as much as R$ 250,000 for false or omitted information (Cepeda Advogados, CBE 2026). The key word is resident: once your saída definitiva is filed and you are genuinely non-resident, the CBE obligation falls away — one more reason the exit paperwork is worth doing properly, and on time.
Where Brazilians Live in Dubai
The Brazilian community in the UAE is small but unusually visible. Estimates put it around 10,000 residents — famously including some 1,600 jiu-jitsu instructors, a legacy of the Emirates' two-decade embrace of the sport (The National). The business layer is institutional now: Dubai Chamber of Commerce launched a Brazilian Business Council in 2025, by which point 364 Brazilian companies were registered as active Dubai Chamber members — up 22% in a year. Churrascarias, açaí cafés and Brazilian football academies round out the picture; this is a community you join, not one you have to build. Connectivity helps: Emirates flies a daily A380 nonstop between Dubai and São Paulo–Guarulhos (around 15.5 hours) and has long served Rio de Janeiro (Emirates).
Residentially, Brazilians skew toward the western corridor: Dubai Marina for the waterfront lifestyle, JLT for the same postcode-adjacent life at a discount, and JVC for value and newer stock — with families also looking at villa communities once children arrive. Average annual apartment rents in those clusters, per Bayut's H1 2025 rental market report:
| Area | 1-bed (AED/year) | 2-bed (AED/year) | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai Marina | ~111,000 | ~166,000 | Waterfront towers, social hub of the community |
| JLT | ~96,000 | ~138,000 | Marina lifestyle at a discount; metro on the doorstep |
| JVC | ~78,000 | ~116,000 | Best value for newer buildings; popular with young families |
| Business Bay | ~110,000 | ~154,000 | Central, walkable to Downtown offices |
| Downtown Dubai | ~143,000 | ~241,000 | Premium end; Burj Khalifa district |
Schools and Healthcare for Brazilian Families
The first thing Brazilian parents should know: there is no Brazilian-curriculum school in Dubai. The city's private school market — regulated and inspected by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) — spans British, American, IB, Indian, French and German curricula, but no Brazilian option, so families plan a curriculum switch. Most Brazilian families choose the IB (closest in spirit to a broad Brazilian education and globally portable) or American curriculum; Portuguese continues at home or through community classes. Budget seriously for fees: schooling in Dubai is overwhelmingly private, and fees vary widely by curriculum and rating — they belong in the relocation budget from day one, not as an afterthought.
Healthcare is high quality, private and insurance-driven. Health insurance is mandatory for Dubai residents, and employers provide a base policy for employees — check whether dependants are covered and at what tier. Coming from a country with SUS as the public backstop and private plans layered on top, the mental model is familiar; the difference is there is no public backstop for expats, so the policy is the system. Remote workers and freelancers arriving without employer cover need their own DHA-compliant policy — international plans such as SafetyWing are a common bridge for nomad-visa holders, with a local policy taken at residency.
Driving, Shipping, Pets and the Paperwork Tail
Driving licence — plan for the course. Brazil is not on the RTA's licence-exchange list, which covers 57 countries across the GCC, Europe, North America and parts of Asia — so Brazilian licence holders go through the standard route (Gulf News, UAE licence exchange list). That means enrolling at an RTA-approved driving school, completing mandatory training and passing theory, yard and road tests. Budget roughly AED 4,500–7,500 all-in if you pass on the first attempt, per 2026 cost breakdowns — more with repeat tests. Experienced drivers can often reduce mandatory hours; either way, start early, because Dubai without a car is workable but limiting outside the metro corridor.
Shipping. Sea freight from Santos or Rio to Jebel Ali takes several weeks, and container shipping to the UAE spans roughly USD 1,200–7,500 depending on origin, container size and season, per moverdb's UAE shipping data — the long Brazil route sits toward the upper-middle of that band for a 40ft household move. Many Brazilian movers ship a partial container of sentimental and high-value items and buy furniture in Dubai's large, competitive market. Customs clearance needs an inventory and your residence details, so have the visa in motion before the container lands.
Pets. Bringing a dog or cat from Brazil is routine but paperwork-heavy: UAE import permit, microchip, vaccinations and health certification, with restricted breeds to check before booking. The full process, costs and timeline are in our pet relocation guide.
INSS and the long game. Brazil has no social-security totalisation agreement with the UAE, and the UAE levies no social contributions on expatriate workers — which means years worked in Dubai do not count toward your INSS record by default. Many Brazilians abroad keep voluntary INSS contributions running to protect retirement rights; whether that is worth it depends on your contribution history and age, and is a question for a previdenciário adviser before you leave, not after.
Cost of Living: São Paulo vs Dubai
Dubai is substantially more expensive than São Paulo in absolute terms — and substantially better paid. Numbeo's crowd-sourced comparison puts Dubai's consumer prices 53.3% above São Paulo excluding rent, and 100.8% above including rent, with rents alone roughly 245% higher: a one-bedroom in the city centre averages about R$ 12,760 per month in Dubai against R$ 3,492 in São Paulo, and you would need around R$ 36,149 (about AED 25,536) per month in Dubai to match a R$ 18,000 lifestyle in São Paulo (Numbeo, São Paulo vs Dubai).
The other half of the equation: the same dataset puts average net salaries in Dubai roughly 146% above São Paulo — and nothing is withheld from them. A professional who roughly doubles gross pay by moving, stops paying up to 27.5% income tax and stops the 15% annual offshore drag will usually come out far ahead despite the higher sticker prices. The honest caveat is that the arithmetic favours mid-to-high earners; on a modest salary, Dubai's rent absorbs the tax saving quickly. Run your own numbers with the Dubai monthly budget breakdown.
| Item | São Paulo | Dubai |
|---|---|---|
| 1-bed apartment, city centre (monthly) | ~R$ 3,492 | ~R$ 12,760 (~AED 9,000) |
| Consumer prices (ex-rent) | Baseline | +53.3% |
| Cost of living incl. rent | Baseline | +100.8% |
| Average net salary | Baseline | ~+146% |
| Personal income tax | 0%–27.5% + offshore 15% rule | 0% |
| Annual property tax | IPTU (municipal) | None (service charges only) |
A 42-year-old founder in São Paulo holds USD 2 million in an offshore investment entity. As a Brazilian tax resident under Law 14.754, the entity's profits are taxed at 15% automatically every 31 December — distributed or not — on top of up to 27.5% on his Brazilian salary, with dividend taxation and the new IRPFM minimum tax arriving via Law 15.270/2025. He relocates in September: remote-work visa on his foreign company (income comfortably above USD 5,000/month), files the Comunicação de Saída Definitiva on departure and the Declaração by the following April. From the exit date he is non-resident — Brazil taxes only his remaining Brazilian-source income, the offshore entity's future profits fall outside the 15% annual net, and his CBE obligation ends with residency. The one date that matters most: exiting before 31 December, so the CFC taxation date passes while he is already non-resident. Mechanics and thresholds sourced above; he runs the sequencing with a Brazilian tax adviser.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do Brazilians pay tax on income earned in Dubai?
Not in the UAE — there is no personal income tax on salaries, investment income or individual rental income. Whether Brazil taxes it depends on your residency status: until you file the saída definitiva (or complete 12 consecutive months of absence), you remain a Brazilian tax resident and Brazil can tax your Dubai income under its worldwide-income rules. The clean exit filing is what converts the 0% headline into reality.
What happens if I move to Dubai without filing the Declaração de Saída Definitiva?
Receita Federal treats your departure as temporary, and you remain a Brazilian tax resident — taxable on worldwide income, including under Law 14.754's 15% offshore rules — for the first 12 consecutive months of absence, only becoming non-resident the day after that period completes. You also stay on the hook for annual filings in the meantime. Retroactive regularisation is possible but messier and riskier than filing the Comunicação and Declaração on schedule.
Does Brazil have a double tax treaty with the UAE?
Yes. The treaty was signed in 2018, approved by the Brazilian Senate in February 2021 and applies from 1 January 2022; the UAE appears on PwC's list of Brazil's in-force treaty partners. It is mainly useful in the transition year and for allocating taxing rights over income that keeps flowing between the two countries — it complements, but does not replace, the formal exit filing.
How does Law 14.754/2023 affect Brazilians with offshore investments?
Since 1 January 2024, Brazilian tax residents pay a flat 15% on financial investments and profits earned abroad, and profits of controlled foreign entities are taxed at 15% automatically each 31 December even if undistributed, with trusts treated as transparent. Becoming genuinely non-resident — saída definitiva filed, life moved — takes future offshore returns outside that net, which is precisely why the law has pushed Brazilian wealth toward residencies like Dubai's Golden Visa.
Can a Brazilian buy property in Dubai without living there?
Yes. Brazilians can buy freehold property in Dubai's designated freehold areas as non-residents, owning both the unit and the land. The main transaction cost is the Dubai Land Department's 4% transfer fee plus trustee and agency fees, and a purchase of AED 2 million or more also qualifies you for the 10-year Golden Visa — many Brazilian buyers complete the purchase before relocating.
How do I transfer money from Brazil to Dubai?
The real is a restricted currency, so transfers run through a regulated FX contract at a Brazilian institution, usually converting to USD on the way out, with the IOF tax applying on the conversion. Wise supports sending BRL from Brazilian bank accounts to most of its currencies, including AED; bank wires via a USD leg are the standard route for property-sized sums. Sending money back into Brazil from the UAE via Wise is not yet supported, so plan the return leg through banks.
Can I convert my Brazilian driving licence in Dubai?
No — Brazil is not on the RTA's exchange list of 57 countries, so Brazilian licence holders complete the standard route: an RTA-approved driving school, mandatory training hours, and theory, yard and road tests. Expect roughly AED 4,500–7,500 in total if you pass on the first attempt, with experienced drivers often able to reduce the required hours.
Is there a Brazilian school in Dubai?
No KHDA-registered school in Dubai offers the Brazilian curriculum. Brazilian families typically choose IB or American curriculum schools (with British a close third), keeping Portuguese alive at home or through community classes. School fees vary widely by curriculum and inspection rating, so the school search should start before the move, not after.
What is the CBE declaration and does it still apply after I leave Brazil?
The CBE (Capitais Brasileiros no Exterior) is the Central Bank's annual declaration for Brazilian residents holding USD 1 million or more in assets abroad on 31 December, with quarterly filings above USD 100 million and fines of up to R$ 250,000 for false or omitted information. It applies to residents — once you have validly become a non-resident through the saída definitiva process, the obligation falls away.
The financial case is unusually strong since Law 14.754 — but it only works if the saída definitiva, the visa and the money movement are sequenced correctly. Start with the Moving to Dubai pillar guide for the full journey, size your budget with the relocation cost estimator, and if an AED 2M purchase is on the table, run the Golden Visa checker before you buy. The REC community includes Brazilians who have made exactly this move — from the exit filing to the first churrasco in the Marina — and they will pressure-test your plan with lived experience.
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